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Dwayne Albert Bearup's avatar

Excellent article, as always.

I discovered the benefits of writing within constraints early on in my writing self-education. It was while thinking about a story I was working on that I realized the lack of constraints I had allowed myself for the main character made the story no fun. He was essentially omnipotent and any corner I boxed him into he had the power to escape. Dirty Harry says a man's got to know his limitations. Well, writers have to know their character's limitations, and for similar reasons.

Good luck with the juggling. Let me know if you're going to join a circus that might be passing through town 😁

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