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Make Flat Characters Genuine in 8 (Sort of) Easy Steps

Lynette Burrows — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Have you been told you have flat characters? Don’t worry. You can take your flat characters to genuine in 8 (sort of) easy steps.

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Writing How-To: Put Ground Under Their Feet

Lynette Burrows — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Writers, have you been told to "put ground under your character's feet?" Author Lynette M. Burrows provides some helpful examples.

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Dig Deeper than Descriptions to Create Nuanced Characters

Guest Blogger — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:06:00 +0000

Don't reduce characters to categories, making them one-dimensional. Instead, try Tiffany Yates Martin's ways to dig deep to create nuanced characters.

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Creating Memorable Animal Characters

Ellen Buikema — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Just like a human character, there are many details to consider when writing an animal character. Ellen Buikema shares eight ways to make them memorable.

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10 Tips For a Strong Protagonist

Guest Blogger — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:02:36 +0000

Shannon Donnelly 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. One of the big problems I see in a lot of romances […]

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How Judgmental Are Your Characters?

Guest Blogger — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 11:01:20 +0000

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 […]

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