6 Misconceptions I Had About Writing Craft
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0:00 - Intro
0:56 - 'Natural' dialogue
2:29 - Sacrificing quality for 'realism'
3:50 - Lacking concrete character detail
4:52 - Not understanding POV
9:00 - Thinking more emotion was better
10:13 - Thinking likability was the most important character quality
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