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Kristin Oakley's avatar

Usually, something happens in my novels that triggers a memory, which is similar to your first book. It can be a traumatic memory that explains a character's actions or a sweet one, which creates empathy. I find weaving them into the storyline works better than simply dumping them.

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Thomas A. Thrun's avatar

I'm working on a short story right now, a widowed, 70-year-old man, a close townhouse neighbor to a 20-something photo journalist major. Neither talk much, so what pertinent memories that surface come out only in bits and pieces, adding to intrigue, not overly-burdening a fast-pace story line.

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