July 22nd, 2020
Creating Memorable Animal Characters
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Ellen Buikema | Writing Craft
By Ellen Buikema
Animal characters are created in all genres, either in cartoon-like or realistic forms. They may be walking, talking substitutes for human characters, or reality-based beings that may or may not be augmented with special abilities. No matter how you incorporate an animal into your story, they should be a memorable character.… Read the post
October 5th, 2015
10 Tips For a Strong Protagonist
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Writing Craft
I’ve been reading some manuscripts lately that have trouble sorting out the protagonist, so this seems worthy of a blog. The protagonist—your central character—needs to be worthy of a story. The protagonist also needs enough going on to carry the story.… Read the post
June 19th, 2015
How Judgmental Are Your Characters?
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Janice Hardy | Writing Craft
Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy
In real life, being judgmental might cause a few problems, but in fiction, it's something every character should aspire to. How characters--especially the point of view characters--judge the world around them shows readers what that world is like and how it works (and even non-genre writers need to world build, it's just a little different in the details).… Read the post
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