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  • "Characters are Complicated, Just Like People" Bruce McDougall on How to Build Authentic Characters
    "Characters are Complicated, Just Like People" Bruce McDougall on How to Build Authentic Characters
    May 11, 2021

    "Characters are Complicated, Just Like People" Bruce McDougall on How to Build Authentic Characters

    Bruce McDougall's writing career has spanned more than three decades and generated more than twenty books of nonfiction, covering biographies, sports, and more. But in 2014, he turned his talents to fiction, ...

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