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Write Better Fiction
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character development
Romance
Flying Sparks: 5 Tips for Writing "Clean Romance" That's Just as Hot as Explicit Sex Scenes
By Sariah Wilson
Apr 28, 2021
Character
4 Tips for Writing Engaging Frenemies
By Lorraine Heath
Apr 8, 2021
Writing Techniques
14 Techniques to Write Emotional Truth to Engage Readers: Why It Works and How in Successful Storytelling
By Robin Farmer
Mar 19, 2021
Writing Habits and Practices
Writing Mistakes Writers Make: Choosing Careless Character Names
By Amy Jones
Mar 12, 2021
Writing Techniques
5 Tips on Making the British Royals Into Appealing Fictional Characters
By Wendy Holden
Feb 20, 2021
Character
How to Write a Character Who Is Single: 4 Clichés and Tropes to Avoid When Writing Single Characters
By Craig Wynne
Feb 14, 2021
Character
20 Ways How to Write Characters Better: Protagonists, Antagonists, Minor Characters, and More!
By Robert Lee Brewer
Mar 5, 2020
Writing Techniques
Sometimes the Story Writes Itself
By Cheryl A. Ossola
Jun 10, 2019
Character
Three Ways to Discover Who Your Characters Really Are
By John B. Jamison
Jun 7, 2019
Character
Take Two: Improve Character Development by Putting Your Characters on a Therapy Couch
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
May 22, 2019
Plot
Moves and Counter-Moves: Letting Your Antagonist Drive the Plot
By J. J. Hanna
Apr 5, 2019
Writing Habits and Practices
Writing Exercise: How to Start Loving Your Characters
By Aaron Bauer
Mar 12, 2019
Writing Articles
How a Strong Character Arc Can Make Readers Love Your Protagonist
By Jerry B. Jenkins
Feb 26, 2019
Writing Techniques
Jaleigh Johnson: Improving Your Writing With Dungeons & Dragons
By Kerrie Flanagan
Jan 30, 2019
Character
4 Essential Steps to Making Your Protagonist Real, Even When They’re Nothing Like You
By Guest Column
Nov 19, 2018
Character
No More Mr. Nice Guys: How to Write Flawed Characters & Antiheroes
By David Corbett
Nov 17, 2018
Writing Articles
Literature as a Lifeline: How Stories and Genetic Testing Can Save Lives from Mental Illness
By Kristen Davis Schwandes
Sep 24, 2018
Character
Adding Dimension to Characters: 10 Sly Character Development Techniques
By Deb Norton
Jul 31, 2018
Writing Goal
Unlikable Characters: A Case Study
By David Corbett
Jul 24, 2018
Character
Learn from The Incredibles: How to Write Super Characters
By Kerrie Flanagan
Jun 15, 2018
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
Exploring Star Wars and the Hero's Journey
By Rachel Scheller
May 4, 2017
Character
5 Moral Dilemmas That Make Characters (& Stories) Better
By Steven James
Sep 1, 2016
Character
The Difference Between Character Habits And Quirks
By Paula Wynne
Jul 5, 2016
There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest
How to Create a Successful Protagonist
By Joseph Bates
May 13, 2016
