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This is Why I Love a Reluctant Hero

There are certain hero archetypes I gravitate toward. One of them is the Reluctant Hero. There is so much to love about writing them and reading or seeing them. This is why I love a reluctant hero.   What is a reluctant hero? The answer to that question is very simple. A reluctant hero is someone who does not set out to act heroically but ends up doing so. They

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Welcome to the WriterSpark Blog

Welcome to the Writer Spark Writing Academy blog! If you’re here, chances are you have the dream of writing and possibly publishing a novel. Eighteen years ago, I had that very same dream. I’d just had my youngest child. A good friend, Elena, was also and aspiring writer. She also had a new baby. We began meeting on Monday evenings  at a coffee shop in between our two homes, leaving the

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