Recycling Characters
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During the latest Mythcreants podcasts, the hosts discuss ways writers re-use their favorite characters in different forms, with both good and bad...
Showing Your Age(s)
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A new post at Janice Hardy’s Fiction University offers tips for revealing your characters’ ages without being corny. It’s okay to say...
How to Create A Compelling Character
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In a post on Writers in the Storm, author Shirley Jump offers advice on creating compelling characters that will linger in your...
Six Reasons Your Villain Sucks
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A new post on the Mythcreants blog outlines six reasons your villain isn’t working and offers advice on how to fix them....
Creating a Strong Understory
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Steven Pressfield offers advice on crafting a compelling understory – the story beneath the immediate narrative action that hints at the protagonist’s...
What Keeps Your Characters up at Night?
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If your stuck on a plot point or looking to up the dramatic tension in your manuscript, Jeanne Kisacky suggests exploring the fears...
The Importance of Little Joe
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In a new blog post, Steven Pressman examines how a minor character can be an important element of demonstrating the theme of...
Falling in Love With Your Villain
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During her interview with the Write the Book podcast, Emily Bernard, author of Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother’s Time,...
An Unlikely Spy
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In an interview with the New York Post, author Lynne Olson discusses her new book Madame Fourcade’s Secret War: The Daring Young Woman...
Antagonists on Every Side
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In a post on Writer Unboxed, Vaughn Roycroft examines how writers can add depth and up the dramatic tension in their stories...