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Write Better Fiction Love to Hate Them

Four types of unlikable characters and how to make them work in your writing.

Write Better Fiction How to Write a Grump Readers Will Root For Sharon M. Peterson

Write Better Fiction How to Use Identity and Vulnerability to Write Psychologically Realistic Characters in Fantasy Fiction Noah Lemelson

Write Better Fiction Character Matters: The Importance of Developing Characters as Much as (or More Than) Plot Lynn Slaughter

Writing Techniques 3 (In-Depth) Tips for Writing Fresh and Authentic Characters S. K. Ali

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

Write Better Fiction Inside the Mind of a Villain: 8 Journeys and Motives Behind Evildoers, Antiheroes, & Antagonists Dustin Grinnell

Writing Goal No More Mr. Nice Guys: How to Write Flawed Characters & Antiheroes David Corbett

There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest What Fiction Writers Can Learn From Hamilton’s Character Flaws Rachel Randall

Write Better Fiction 5 Moral Dilemmas That Make Characters (& Stories) Better Steven James

Writing Techniques Writing Powerful Scenes and Stories with Just Two Characters Heather Burch

Write Better Fiction The 7 Rules of Picking Names for Fictional Characters Elizabeth Sims

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