character development

Character Differentiation Analysis: Fleshing Out What You’ve Started
Character

Character Differentiation Analysis: Fleshing Out What You’ve Started

3 (In-Depth) Tips for Writing Fresh and Authentic Characters
Character

3 (In-Depth) Tips for Writing Fresh and Authentic Characters

Flying Sparks: 5 Tips for Writing "Clean Romance" That's Just as Hot as Explicit Sex Scenes
Romance

Flying Sparks: 5 Tips for Writing "Clean Romance" That's Just as Hot as Explicit Sex Scenes

4 Tips for Writing Engaging Frenemies
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4 Tips for Writing Engaging Frenemies

14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful Storytelling
Writing Techniques

14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful Storytelling

Choosing Character Names
Writing Habits and Practices

Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Choosing Careless Character Names

5 Tips on Making the British Royals Into Appealing Fictional Characters
Writing Techniques

5 Tips on Making the British Royals Into Appealing Fictional Characters

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Character

How to Write a Character Who Is Single: 4 Clichés and Tropes to Avoid When Writing Single Characters

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20 Ways How to Write Characters Better: Protagonists, Antagonists, Minor Characters, and More!

The Wild Impossibility by Cheryl A. Ossola
Writing Techniques

Sometimes the Story Writes Itself

John (J.B.) Jamison is the author of the Emily Graham series
Character

Three Ways to Discover Who Your Characters Really Are

Before we can create rich characters, we need to understand their wounds and potential for growth. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman suggests using the therapy couch to improve character development.
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Take Two: Improve Character Development by Putting Your Characters on a Therapy Couch

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Plot

Moves and Counter-Moves: Letting Your Antagonist Drive the Plot

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Writing Habits and Practices

Writing Exercise: How to Start Loving Your Characters

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Writing Articles

How a Strong Character Arc Can Make Readers Love Your Protagonist

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Writing Techniques

Jaleigh Johnson: Improving Your Writing With Dungeons & Dragons

45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
Character

4 Essential Steps to Making Your Protagonist Real, Even When They’re Nothing Like You

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Character

No More Mr. Nice Guys: How to Write Flawed Characters & Antiheroes

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Writing Articles

Literature as a Lifeline: How Stories and Genetic Testing Can Save Lives from Mental Illness

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Character

Adding Dimension to Characters: 10 Sly Character Development Techniques

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Writing Goal

Unlikable Characters: A Case Study

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Character

Learn from The Incredibles: How to Write Super Characters

Exploring Star Wars and the Hero's Journey
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest

Exploring Star Wars and the Hero's Journey

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Character

5 Moral Dilemmas That Make Characters (& Stories) Better