Write Dynamic Character Relationships
For those writers who want to improve (or begin to create) dynamic relationships for their characters, here are 4 points to keep in mind.
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3 Ways to Get a Varied Cast of Characters
Three ways to create characters that encourage the creation of multiple characters with few or no overlapping traits.
Writing Prompt: “Unlucky”
A writing prompt that uses an accidental antagonist.
A Clash of Characters
Chess is a story as well as a game. This article looks at parallels between story people and chess pieces.
Killing Characters
I remember the first time I killed a character. I cried for a day and then resurrected him. I’ve since gotten better at killing them. One of my writer friends once said “I kill people for a living”. I don’t know if she was quoting someone else, but her words stuck with me. She meant […]
5 Ways to Create Fantastical Beasts and Peoples!: Mythology
English: Stone carvings at St Mary’s church (16) Two more fantastical creatures, perhaps a dragon and a cat(?) standing on its back legs. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Myths are found in every culture from Ancient Greece to Pre-Columbian Cuba. Myths are stories of important events and people from the past. Most times these stories have fantastical […]
5 Ways to Create Fantastical Beasts and Peoples!: Introduction
Flickr Chinese Dragon Year Statue (Photo credit: epSos.de) In the next six days, I share several ways to create “complete” non-human races. If you hope to create fantastical beasts and characters that have depth and complexity, then you need them to come from a race that has those same traits. If you write fantasy, science […]
NaNoWriMo Rescue
National Novel Writing Month is coming up fast – just a month away – and I’m getting excited. Whether you have trouble meeting the 50k word goal or want to stretch yourself a bit more, this month’s blogs were tailor-made for you. First up is the 7 Point Plot Structure, styled after the popular […]
Extreme Fiction
Now for Writer Block’s guest blogger! Alina Chase will be appearing with weekly tips and tricks from her WIP about time-management, motivation, and creativity for writers. ———————————————– Extreme Fiction Fiction takes plenty of bad traits to extremes, but can’t people also be too good for their own good? Of course! Look what trouble your characters […]
Raise Reader Tension: Main Characters
How can you increase reader tension? I mentioned that it isn’t the character that has to feel the tension but the reader. One way to achieve this is through tweaks to your main characters. Remember that surprise is key to reader tension. One reason readers become complacent is that over time, they learn to predict […]
