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From “The Secret Diary of Binky—Volume 28:” When I saw Brutus, I knew at once that he would be my one true love. Tall, dark, handsome and strong, he commanded the attention of everyone in the room before he even…

As regular readers know, every other month I try to address problems I come across in various manuscripts. Many of these deal with pitfalls in characterization so dismal that I believe they constitute a form of abuse committed by authors…

Four letters strike fear into the hearts of romance writers everywhere: TSTL. Too Stupid to Live—the worst possible criticism. The brand on the forehead of idiotic protagonists that just can’t be ignored. The sign that the reader really, really hates…