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  Footnotes: 4 Articles on Dealing With Rejection

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  Footnotes: 5 Articles About Creating Characters

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  Footnotes: 4 Articles on Publishing Myths

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  Footnotes: 8 Articles on Query Letter Writing

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  Footnotes: 5 Articles on Writing Description

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  Footnotes: 5 Articles on Writing with Voice

  763 readers "The human voice is the organ of the soul." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Footnotes is a recurring series on the GLA blog where I pick a subject and provide several interesting articles on said topic. Today I’m serving up 5 articles to help you develop your writing voice. 1. In your own words. Missy Frye discusses how to find your writing

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  Footnotes: 6 Articles on Dystopian Stories/Writing

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  Footnotes: 5 Articles on Making the Most of a Writing Conference

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