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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

New Writer's Guide Giveaway!


Writer's Guide to Breaking Character Stereotypes

With the advent of the new year, I wanted to unveil my new Writer's Guide to Breaking Character Stereotypes to everyone. I'm really excited about it, as I think it's one of my most informative yet. You can find all my Guides in my newly renovated Therapy Store.

Here's a quick blurb:

All writers want to transcend fictional stereotypes on the page, but this is hard to do without deeper knowledge of the underlying reasons why certain people become walking clichés. In this guide of over 50 pages, The Character Therapist breaks down twelve common stereotypes and gives fresh, innovative background information essential for spicing up fictional depictions. The stereotypes covered are The Victim, The Cynic, The Tomboy, The Geek, The Do-Gooder, The Playboy, The Workaholic, The Neat Freak, The Ditz, The Narcissist, The Doormat, and The Lone Wolf. 

Just $5!

This guide is a compilation of previous posts which are no longer available on my site, and it has been expanded and enlarged. You can get your copy here!

Let's Analyze

What stereotypes mentioned might be populating the fiction you've been reading lately?

To be entered in the giveaway, just leave your name and email address in the comment section below! Giveaway will run for one week. Since this is a .pdf, everyone is eligible!

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Jessica R. Patch · 638 weeks ago

Awesome! I definitely want in! jrpatch(at)yahoo(dot)com
Fantastic! This would be a great help to me right now. :) Count me in!

abigailmatthewswrites is my gmail email.
The stereotypes are primarily the men, all alpha males just wearing different clothing.

Count me in. pwriter1(at)yahoo(dot)com
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RadicalSarah · 638 weeks ago

Awesome! I adore this sort of thing!

Sarah R.
radicalsarah56(at)gmail(dot)com
This is just what I need. I've got a new story percolating and was trying to think up characteristics for my lead male.

Thanks for the contest!

Jackie L. joyfuljel(at))gmail(dot)com
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Carol Baldwin · 638 weeks ago

Count me in ! Carol Baldwin cbaldwin6@carolina.rr.com
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Carol Baldwin · 638 weeks ago

Count me in ! Carol Baldwin cbaldwin6@carolina.rr.com
Victoria Langdon vicsdg@hotmail.com
I would love to have this book. I am writing a story right now of a workaholic and would love to check my notes with yours. I also struggle with the stereotype in fiction of strong women. I think there are so many more degrees to a strong woman than what I have been seeing in my reading. Not just bossy, headstrong and determined!
Thanks Jeannie, you always have good stuff on here.
jodi(dot)janz(at)gmail(dot)com
Megan Payne at info at smeganpayne dot com.

Love this!
This sounds amazing!! chihuahuacharms@gmail.com

Thanks!! Xx
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Lex Keating · 638 weeks ago

Oh! Count me in, too! :)

I run into an awful lot of what writers must consider "alpha males" in stories, but they all seem to be steriodically-enhanced copies of the same jerkwad. (Most alphas I know in real life are much more sincere, decisive, and committed to external and internal heirarchies.) I'm at lexkx1 at gmail dot com.
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Jennifer Uhlarik · 638 weeks ago

Please enter me! I love your stuff, Jeannie! Sounds like another awesome resource to add to the others! Thanks for sharing all your great insight!

Jen Uhlarik
wkinson (at) verizon (dot) net
Cheri Swalwell

clSwalwell@gmail.com

Thank you for this opportunity...
This sounds wonderful!
Audra Silva
herwittywords (at) gmail (dot) com
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Ruth Ann Dell · 637 weeks ago

Wow this sounds like a fanatstic tool for writers. Please enter me in the giveaway. Thank you
ruthdell (at) mweb (dot) co (dot) za
What a terrific book!
Jeannie, I can hardly wait to see if i win this - I'm totally ready to break some stereotypes in my characters. ;0

Joy Avery Melville
joyjournaling(at)gamail(dot)com
Looks like a great writing tool. Please enter me in the giveaway.

Blessings,
Jodie Wolfe
digging4pearls(at) comcast (dot) net
I could use this help.
Beth Dotson Brown
writerbeth@windstream.net
What a great resource for avoiding cardboard characters. I will stereotypically add my name to your list, hoping for grace: davalynnspencer at hotmail dot com
Count me in! If it's not too late. Charlotte Lewis. invisaboyiscool@gmail.com
Sounds great, Jeannie! Please add me to your list. dawn at dawnkinzer dot com
This sounds great!

Marika Autrand marikasblogemail(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for entering everyone! The contest is now closed.

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