Welcome 2017
The new year is already ten days old, but I still wish people a Happy New Year when I encounter them. Starting the new year with positive wishes seems only right.
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Creating Compelling Characters, Part 2
Recently I discovered a young Swedish writer named Fredrik Backman, who also possesses the gift of creating compelling characters. In his debut novel, A Man Called Ove, Backman introduces us to a curmudgeon named Ove, whose compulsive personality distances from his neighbors. The neighbors all come with problems and idiosyncrasies that initially offend Ove, but eventually endear them to him. (more…)