The centre of interest in almost all short stories is the dynamic interaction between characters; what people do and say to each other, how they affect and influence each other, and the effects of their actions on each other. This is what the whole business is really about, and we should ...
Creating Characters Using Writing WorkshopChristine DePetrillo
From Alex Cross to Michael Bennett, James has mastered the art of creating complex and memorable characters. Hero to villain, learn how to make your character stay with your reader well beyond the last page.
Writing background characters: 5 usesGenre-specific character typesIn addition to the broad types above, there are character types specific to different genres (though not all the types below necessarily appear, for example, a hero might not have a sidekick):...
These four heroic attributes aren’t necessarily tied together. In fact, they can be swapped for other attributes, distributed among several characters and even put together in different ways! For example, suppose we change one attribute and create a character with the following four qualities: ...
is requiring 18 hours a day attention and looks like it will for the next three weeks. So I will have to take a break from everything to attend to my family. I should be back after that though and hope to report a happily ever after for my situation as well as for my characters....
. I hope since then you’ve given some thought to making collaborative storytelling a part of your writing practice. If I haven’t sold you on role playing games by explaining how useful it can be in world building, then allow me to present how you can use it when creating characters....
Learn how Bob develops relatable middle-grade characters that help middle-grade readers enter the world of the story and make his books even scarier.
search Google for “fan fiction”. Many, many books, TV series and movies have spawned a huge amount of creative writing by fans – and this writing is all about the characters. The plots and sometimes even the settings are different from those in the original, but the characters remain th...