Writing blog roundup

Is location important to your story?

Some entries from blogs on writing that I’ve read lately:

• Does it matter where a writer lives: a big city or the countryside; a two-story house or a basement; a culturally diverse or monotonous neighborhood? Read more.
• Why Keeping a Journal is so Important for Writers and all Creative Types. Read more.
• The Art of Character: The Five Cornerstones of Dramatic Characterization. Read more.
• Here’s What Makes Stories So Powerful. Read more.
• The Flip Side: Writing Villain Protagonists. Read more.