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Ways to Fix Writing Mistakes: Oversimplified Characters

Ellen Buikema — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:32:00 +0000

Oversimplified characters are hard to love. Ellen Buikema shares four elements to make characters dynamic and worthy of your readers' interest.

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Ways to Know Your Characters, Part 3- Flaws

Ellen Buikema — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:22:00 +0000

Flawless characters are boring. Character flaws increase the odds that things will go wrong, sometimes horribly wrong. Ramp up the conflicts with flaws.

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How Did You Ever Come Up with a Character Like That?

Guest Blogger — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:28:00 +0000

Author Sharon K. Connell shares her methods for character and personality development as well as the best piece of advice she's ever seen.

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Give Your Characters a Do-Over

Guest Blogger — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:01:53 +0000

Jessica Strawser Ever wished you could have a do-over? Join the club. We’re all members—including your characters. Our longing to rewind time can range from the frivolous (I may have once backed my car into something incredibly loud right in front of a guy I had a crush on—and the loud thing may have […]

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