Create Amazing Drama in Your Fiction With the Three Character Rule
If you’re going to write short stories, it’s important to know what works. Whether you’ve hit the doldrums on a particular story or you’re not [Read More]
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Essence Of Character: Seven Steps To Creating Characters That Write Themselves
Creating characters that are believable takes time and discipline. Creating dynamically real individuals and not imposing your own thoughts and impressions upon them is not [Read More]
What Makes a Good Fiction Book?
In fiction, the writer’s job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and [Read More]
Three Ways to Discover Who Your Characters Really Are
Don’t “create” characters; get to know them instead. John Jamison has used the power of story in various roles—from pastor to brand development consultant—and he [Read More]
Connecting Readers with Your Characters
Last night, I bailed on a book. I’m not a quitter. Firmly, I held to the belief that by the time I got one-third of [Read More]
How to Write Cunning, Clever, and Crafty Characters
My NaNoWriMo novels are full of clever characters, which has baldly reminded me just how difficult it is to write crafty people. I can just [Read More]
10 Signs of Underdeveloped Characters in Your Novel
Another good indicator of undeveloped characters is when melodrama creeps into your writing. This is particularly noticeable in intense situations where the characters react as [Read More]
How to write engaging characters for your stories using traits.
BELIEVABLE and engaging characters are essential to most successful stories. While it is true that certain genres such as Action Adventure or Science Fiction adopt [Read More]
Without Characters You Have No Story
I’ve read a lot of books in my 64 years on this earth and I’m here to tell you, without strong characters you have no [Read More]