June 16th, 2021
Bringing a Character To Life
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Barbara Linn Probst | Writing Craft
by Barbara Linn Probst
Stories are about what happens to the characters in them. It doesn’t matter if those characters are robots, pigs, spiders, or dragons. We read to find out how the character’s schemes and adventures turned out. Without characters, there’s no story.… Read the post
February 15th, 2019
Putting Fresh Faces on the Page!
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Margie Lawson | Writing Craft
by Margie Lawson
Don’t give readers a reason to take a mini-vacation from your page.
That’s what happens when readers come across clichéd phrases or sentences they’ve read before. They know what’s coming. Their brain takes a break from your story.… Read the post
September 26th, 2018
Involving the Reader in Character Building
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WriterStrong | Writing Craft
Good stories are built around great characters. If readers don’t identify or sympathize with your protagonist, they’re not going to care enough to come on your character’s journey.
We writers generally have a picture in mind when it comes to the characters in our books.… Read the post
May 17th, 2017
Does Description Work For Your Reader, or Against Them?
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Blogging Guests | Writing Craft
… Read the post“When we are told that a Handsome Prince went into a wood, we realize that we are that Handsome Prince. As soon as the prince is characterized, ‘A Handsome Blond Prince with a twinkle in his eye, and just the hint of a mustache on his upper lip…’ and if we lack that color hair, twinkle, and so on, we say, ‘What an interesting prince.
June 22nd, 2012
Fresh, Fresh, Fresh Character Descriptions!
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Blogging Guests | Writing Craft
We're so happy to welcome Margie Lawson today to share her writing wonderment with us. Margie will be speaking at the RWA National Conference in Anaheim next month, both at the Women's Fiction pre-conference event and a session at the conference.… Read the post
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