Archive for the 'Building Characters' Category
• October 10, 2009 •
2 Comments
Posted in Advice, Building Characters
Tags: believable, character, falling down, fiction, MC, novel, nudges, response, sense, stimulus, story, writer, writing
• August 3, 2009 •
4 Comments
Posted in Advice, Baiting Readers, Building Characters
Tags: antagonist, battle, bent, creating great villains, dark side, darth vader, evil, hannibal, hero, intriguing, motivation, protagonist, star wars, tips, twisted, writing
• July 20, 2009 •
2 Comments
Posted in Advice, Baiting Readers, Building Characters, Creativity
Tags: building memorable characters, character, characterization, dimension, goals, heroes, heroine, humanize, Kings & Queens, layer, MC, protagonist, push, sho, show, sketch, strong protagnoists, texture
• March 2, 2009 •
3 Comments
Posted in Advice, Building Characters
Tags: chant, character, circumstance, complexity, courtney vail, dialogue, exist, existence, hamlet, impact, narrative, novel, personality, purpose, readers, sapphire reign, scope, show don't tell, showing versus telling, story, summary, to be or not to be, WIP, writer, writing
• February 7, 2009 •
7 Comments
Posted in Building Characters, Personal Notes
Tags: book, character development, characters, courtney vail, demands, dimension, direction, insist, Kings & Queens, novel, sapphire reign, setting, story, stubborn, writer, writing
• January 5, 2009 •
3 Comments
Posted in Advice, Baiting Readers, Building Characters, Creativity, Voice, Texture, Tone
Tags: 18 seconds, captivating, characters, courtney vail, critters, deja vu, description, five senses, george d. shuman, intuition, Kings & Queens, life, melissa marr, mind, novel, plot, readers, realistic, scents, sense, sensory impressions, spiritual sight, story, visceral, wicked lovely, writer
• January 2, 2009 •
2 Comments
Posted in Advice, Building Characters, Voice, Texture, Tone
Tags: author, characters, chatting, chimera, conflict, conversation, courtney vail, details, dialect, dialogue, discuss, info dump, pacing, plot, propel, speaking, talk, talking, teens, texting, thrust, tone, writer, writing, yada
• September 10, 2008 •
5 Comments
Posted in Advice, Building Characters, Motivational Boosters
Tags: build, character, character development, character sketch, conflicts, deep, depth, dogs, fear, fiction, finding plot, hero, heroine, individuals, novel, past experiences, plot ideas, plot inspiration, romantic suspense, shy, writer, writing
• September 9, 2008 •
6 Comments
Posted in Advice, Building Characters, Creativity
Tags: character, character sketch, fiction, fictional, makeup, memorable characters, novel, prompts, sketch, story, unforgettable, writer, writing
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