Sunday writing
Finalizing the outline for my new novel. It's another suspense//thriller piece about a man who fakes his own death for the insurance...
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Erik Goddard
- May 7, 2022
- 1 min
Morally ambiguous characters
Who can guess the motivations and histories of the average person you meet on the street? The guy standing next to you waiting for the...
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Erik Goddard
- Jan 25, 2022
- 1 min
Recipe for (suspense plot) Confusion
When you start considering one plot scenario and an exciting twist occurs to you, and then another, and you start twisting things around...
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Erik Goddard
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
On making bad guys we like
We know them, what they look like, how they dress, and what they say. They're stereotypical bad guys, often called criminals or perps....
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Erik Goddard
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Creativity and the 'medium' test
If you are artistically and creatively inclined, you more than likely have your niche, whether it's writing fiction, painting, making...
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Erik Goddard
- Dec 11, 2021
- 2 min
Dynamic character dialogue
Dialogue is piece of the story puzzle that often gets short shrift. Conversation and dialogue is a natural part of human interaction, and...
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Erik Goddard
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Excerpt from The Kidnapping of Sarah Easton
Thoughts returned to Brandon, and the way things might be right now had she chosen to call him back instead of blowing him off the other...
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Erik Goddard
- Nov 27, 2021
- 2 min
When reviews are not reviews
If you post something for public consumption in the internet age, it is going to get reviewed. Expect some good ones, but also some bad...
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Erik Goddard
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1 min
Virus: novel in progress / exposition changes
Changed destination city to Philadelphia. Consolidated initial exposition conversations in chp1. Established character reference in...
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Erik Goddard
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
"Virus" novel in progress: the plot to date
Dates are writing dates; story takes place in late fall. March 2020: Protagonist Ross, with his dog Ace, drives from his house into...
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