Category: Blog
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How to Write Better Antagonists
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What Real-Life Criminals Taught Me About Crafting Fictional Villains. I was a rookie cop, fresh out of field training the first time someone threatened my life. Less than a year into the job, I’d been assigned to the midnights—that lovely vampire shift starting at 10:30 p.m. (or 2230, in cop-speak). …
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Learning to Write
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The Four Words Every New Writer Needs to Hear: Are you brave enough to call yourself a writer? It’s a big step. One that seems to come with expectations—thick novels, fat book contracts, and maybe the occasional bout of carpal tunnel syndrome. That’s why, for years, most people had no…
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Welcome to My Blog
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My name is Ben Ransom. Cop. Christian. Coffee Connoisseur. Communicator. (Yes, I tried to think of a clever C-word for “writer”—but let’s move on.) Whether you’re here to grow in your craft, be encouraged in your calling, get to know me as an author, laugh at a few ridiculous police…