Donna Alward

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Name: Donna Alward
Date registered: June 21, 2015

Latest posts

  1. Congratulations Veronica Purcell! — June 9, 2016
  2. Congratulations to Camellia Hart! — April 5, 2016
  3. Congratulations, Kathleen Groger! — April 5, 2016
  4. Congratulations Taryn Blackthorne! — March 15, 2016
  5. Character Cheat Sheet Workshop — December 30, 2015

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Dec 30

Character Cheat Sheet Workshop

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Donna Alward, editors, Workshop

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In January, I’m giving an online workshop for the San Diego RWA chapter called “Character Cheat Sheet: Shortcuts to Writing Multi-Dimensional, Empathetic Characters”.  It’s one of my favourite workshops because I believe the strength of any story begins with characters that the reader can relate to; characters who aren’t cardboard cut-outs or stereotypes.   That’s …

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Aug 11

The Learning Curve of a New Editor

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A Note From the Coach, editors

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  A few months ago I joined The Red Pen Coach as a content editor. I was (and am!) really excited about it, and I put myself in Nancy’s more-than-capable hands for some guidance as I began my first projects. In some ways, it felt like putting on comfortable shoes, or fleecy pajama pants. I …

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