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Character My Fictional Character Got Canceled, So I Wrote Her a PR Strategy

Author Lior Torenberg pushed a fictional character to do a bad thing and then had to write a PR strategy to understand why.

Character Character Arcs: Turning Inner Struggles Into Story Power Sarah Branson

Character How to Figure Out What Your Character Wants (and Why It Matters for Your Story)Jessica James

Writing Techniques Dual Timelines, Authentic Voices, Memories, and Misdirection S.B. Caves

Character 5 Things Writers Should Know About Narcissism Alina Kastner

Mystery/Thriller 5 Tips for Writing Psychological Thrillers Christina Kovac

Character The Challenges of Balancing Character With Plot Mike Maden

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Otto Penzler on What Writers Overlook When Crafting Crime Fiction (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Character The Fracturing of the Literary “Weird Girl”—How Women Authors Use Innovative Structures to Get Inside Unhinged Characters’ Minds Heather Colley

Character How to Write a Character Readers Will Root For—And Question Trilina Pucci

Plot Keeping Track of Your Story With Maps and Paper Dolls Lisa K Friedman

Character Writing a Character Who Struggles With Doubt Katy Farber

Character Once More, With Feeling: Writing Interiority That Resonates in Fiction Finnian Burnett

Character What Truly Separates a Hero From a Villain?Jack Anderson

Character An Opinionated Guide to Writing British Characters (When You’re Not British Yourself)Sarah Chamberlain

Character Exploring Nature vs. Nurture in a New Way in Fiction Michael Swartz

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