Aj Saxsma
Award-Winning literary writer helping make your novels say what you believe. Advanced writing craft for serious storytellers.
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How I Make Something Funny Without Making the Horror Feel Less Serious In My Writing (opens the original)
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Agreement Is Killing Your Character’s Peaks (opens the original)
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“If I Don’t Protect Everyone’s Feelings, I’ll Lose Them” (opens the original)
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The Best Subtext Happens When Both Characters Are Not Saying The Hard Stuff (opens the original)
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Someone Already Wrote Your Premise (opens the original)
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