Non-Fiction: Books About Writing
- Beginnings, Middles & Ends, (Writer’s Digest Books 1993)
- Dynamic Characters: How to Create Personalities That Keep Readers Captivated, (Writer’s Digest Books 1998)
- Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints, (Writer’s Digest Books 2005)
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