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The Four A’s of Fiction: How to show, not tell, an authentic character

The Four A’s of Character: How to show, not tell, an authentic character

7 min readJun 9, 2021

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The Letter A to show a writing tip for fiction writing about characters

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Kellie Schorr

Mindful Balance: An introvert’s guide between hope and fear.

We are told a number of lies in our childhood. These are the big three that were told to me:

4 min readJun 9, 2021

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A lens bubble reflecting a city to show an introvert point of view

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Drive Your Readers Forward: The importance of variable sentencing.

Reading and driving are similar actions for the brain. You follow sentences just like you follow a road. Punctuation serves as road signs…

2 min readJun 8, 2021

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Drive Your Readers Forward: The importance of variable sentencing.

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Kellie Schorr

Four Necessary Questions on the Way to Our Best Self

I grew up in the “Be Yourself” era of education. I remember an elementary classroom with a huge bee on the wall advising me to “bee myself”…

3 min readJun 7, 2021

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Four Necessary Questions on the Way to Our Best Self

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Kellie Schorr

Directed by Joss Whedon: ‘The Nevers’ Proves You Can’t Separate the Art from the Artist

What do you do when really horrible people make really good art? It’s a question we have been asking throughout the history of people, and…

6 min readJun 5, 2021

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Directed by Joss Whedon: ‘The Nevers’ Proves You Can’t Separate the Art from the Artist

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What’s Not Going to Happen: How to Get Your Story Unstuck.

You started your book with so much passion. You knew exactly who the main character was and what trials and resolutions they would face…

2 min readJun 5, 2021

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What’s Not Going to Happen: How to Get Your Story Unstuck.

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The Hierarchy of Successful World Building

When you create a new place, whether a fictional world set in an earth-like environment like Middle Earth or Hogwarts or an entirely new…

4 min readJun 4, 2021

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The Hierarchy of Successful World Building

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Between Straw and Stone: Writing from a Master List

Schools of writing tend to teach two ways to write a novel. One is to just sit in front of the page and write the story as it flows out of…

3 min readJun 2, 2021

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Between Straw and Stone: Writing from a Master List

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Kellie Schorr

Don’t Be That Person: What Not to Say When You See a Dog in a Stroller.

I live in the American South where the desire to stop and talk to a stranger is genetically encoded. It’s generational, just like the…

5 min readMay 5, 2021

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Don’t Be That Person: What Not to Say When You See a Dog in a Stroller.

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The Three Best and Worst Things of Biden’s First 100 Days

This week the Biden Administration celebrates its first 100 days since the world held its breath January 21st waiting to see if the chaotic…

5 min readMay 1, 2021

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The Three Best and Worst Things of Biden’s First 100 Days

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Kellie Schorr

Kellie Schorr

Comissioned novelist, Buddhist Yogi, geek and tea enthusiast. I write at the intersection of pop culture, politics, Buddhist wisdom, true fiction and odd facts.

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