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On Creating Secondary Characters

Bestselling author Rhys Bowen shares nine thoughts on creating secondary characters that readers will love.

Dads Need Role Models Too Andrew Weiner

The Heart of the Story: Using Small-Town Settings to Deepen Character Connections RaeAnne Thayne

On the Unknowability of Our Characters Sophie Madeline Dess

Heart First, Brain Later: Why Your Character’s Emotional Arc Matters More Than Your Perfect Plot Finnian Burnett

5 Tips for Giving Your Character (Possibly Super) Powers Jenny Morris

Letting Your Characters Take the Lead in Fiction CL Montblanc

8 Ways to Keep a Long-Running Series Fresh, Book After Book C. S. Harris

9 Clues for Killing It in Crime Fiction Pamela Fagan Hutchins

Immutable Moments: The Load-Bearing Beats of a Story Finnian Burnett

The Personal Is Historical: Women’s Character Arcs in Context Jessica Levine

Crafting Compelling Emotional Arcs in Fiction RaeAnne Thayne

Who’s Your Favorite Character?Ann E. Lowry

Anchoring Character(s) in a Series Yasmin Angoe

The 5 Core Ingredients of an Unputdownable Novel Geneva Lee

Where Horror Ends: Ways to Include Hope and Light in Dark Fantasy David R. Slayton

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