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Belonging and How to Develop Characters Readers Seek Out, by Cynthia Baseman

Character Belonging and How to Develop Characters Readers Seek Out Cynthia Baseman

I Gave Them Names... They Gave Me Headaches, by A.D. Solomon

Character I Gave Them Names… They Gave Me Headaches A.D. Solomon

How to Create Morally Gray Characters Readers Will Root For, by Terry R. Bacon

Character How to Create Morally Gray Characters Readers Will Root For Terry R. Bacon

Writing Techniques Harmful Tropes: Token Minority Moriah Richard

Character In Spooky Stories, Middle-Grade Villains Are the Best Villains T.C. Kemper

Character The Bold Choice That Nearly Killed My Novel—and Saved It Catherine Marshall-Smith

But We Know All About Them: Making Historical Characters Meaningful in Fiction, by Catherine Hokin

Character But We Know All About Them: Making Historical Characters Meaningful in Fiction Catherine Hokin

Born Under a Bad Sign...Every Last One of Us, by Lo Patrick

Character Born Under a Bad Sign…Every Last One of Us Lo Patrick

The House as Character, by Jennifer Sklias-Gahan

Character The House as Character Jennifer Sklias-Gahan

Of Twins, Monsters, and the Duality Within Us, by Lindsay Kent

Character Of Twins, Monsters, and the Duality Within Us Lindsay Kent

How to Manipulate Anyone: Using Edward L. Bernays to Write Manipulative Characters, by Hilary Davidson

Character How to Manipulate Anyone: Using Edward L. Bernays to Write Manipulative Characters Hilary Davidson

Channeling Marilyn: 5 Tips for Fictionalizing a Dead Celebrity, by Mima Tipper

Character Channeling Marilyn: 5 Tips for Fictionalizing a Dead Celebrity Mima Tipper

Writing the Afterlife of Trauma: Crafting Characters Beyond Their Wounds, by Kalyani Adusumilli

Character Writing the Afterlife of Trauma: Crafting Characters Beyond Their Wounds Kalyani Adusumilli

The Super Villain: How Stories From 10 Women Who Had Real-Life Stalkers Allowed Me to Create the Ultimate Bad Guy, by Liz Lazarus

Character The Super Villain: How Stories From 10 Women Who Had Real-Life Stalkers Allowed Me to Create the Ultimate Bad Guy Liz Lazarus

No Backstory Bashing Allowed!, by Lynn Slaughter

Character No Backstory Bashing Allowed!Lynn Slaughter

The Problem With Pity When Writing Characters With Specific Conditions, by Martha Conway

Character The Problem With Pity: 4 Rules for Writing Characters With Specific Conditions Martha Conway