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Diana Dru Botsford

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Every Character Sounds Like You (And How to Fix It)

Ever notice how everyone in your story somehow graduated from the same vocabulary school? Your grizzled detective, your teenage hacker, and your aristocratic villain all mysteriously share your exact language patterns, verbal tics, and favorite[…]

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Bridge the Gap: Scene Transitions That Work in Any Medium

Ever read a book that gave you literary whiplash? One minute you’re in a steamy bedroom scene, the next you’re at a funeral, with zero explanation of how we jumped from passion to passing. The[…]

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Playing with Genre: Two Exercises to Shock Your Muse Awake

Let’s face it: genres are like those friends who insist on using TikTok slang in professional emails. They mean well, but sometimes you need to show them a better way. Genre conventions exist for a[…]

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The Essential Divide: Why Television and Film Are Not As Interchangeable As You Might Think

Ever watch a movie that felt like six different stories crammed into two hours, leaving you emotionally exhausted but somehow also unsatisfied? Or perhaps you’ve suffered through a ten-episode series that could’ve—should’ve—been a tight 90-minute[…]

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When the Words Won’t Come: A Survival Guide for Stuck Writers

Ever stared at a blank page so long you swear it’s staring back? That white void mocking you with its emptiness while the cursor blinks like a judgmental eye? Yeah, me too. We’ve all been[…]

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Reshaping History: Octavia Butler’s Legacy and the Art of Speculative Fiction

In the realm of speculative fiction, few voices have resonated as powerfully as Octavia Butler’s. As we approach the anniversary of her passing on February 24th, we reflect on how this remarkable writer not only[…]

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Coming soon: The HERitage Anthology
Double Trouble: Find out out Gulliver, Sacajawea, and Shackleton Meet in the Hall of Everything
For Stargate SG-1 fans, find out more about Botsford's short story, "Perceptions," the 2015 Scribes Nominee.
SG-1's The Drift - The sequel to "Four Dragons" with the team striving to overcome out of control Ancient technology while dealing with Lord Yu, his Dragon Guard, and China's politics
Stargate SG-1 uncover the truth behind Lord Yu's rise to power from ancient China to the System Lords
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