Kal Spriggs

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  • Writers Toolbag: What to Write

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    It’s commonly said: write what you love.  Yet at the same time, there’s still a strong push (not as strong as it once was, but still present), to write what is “marketable”. That kind of thing presents a bit of a conundrum.  Do you write to what you think the market is or do you…

  • Writer’s Toolbag: Opportunity Cost

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    Today I’m writing about the most difficult decision you’ll ever make as a writer.  No.  Not that decision, the other one.  No, the other one. Okay, really, I’m writing about the tough decisions and how to make those.  These decisions are out there constantly for us as authors, but I’m talking about the big ones…

  • Writing Toolbag: Character Notes

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    If there’s one thing guaranteed to annoy most readers, it’s when they discover some dramatic discrepancy with a beloved character.  Note here, I didn’t say “main” character, I said beloved character.  And as a writer, oftentimes you don’t have any control whatsoever over what characters your readers might take a liking to (in fact, I’ve several…