Jolene Haleyis a literary agent with Donald Maass Literary Agency. In middle grade fiction, I am particularly drawn to adventure, contemporary, horror, magical realism, and mystery novels. I love character driven stories with humor and authentic voices. In young adult fiction, I am interested in...
Robin Hood’s adventures continue with encounters with Allan-a-Dale, Friar Tuck, disrupting a wedding, and aiding a sorrowful knight, showcasing his kindness, justice-seeking nature, and charitable character. Reading of... Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: Chapters 6-10 Summary In chapters 6-10 of...
From trauma to triumph: using life writing to heal As a life-long keeper of journals, I have chronicled the ups and downs of my life in sometimes minute detail. When I parted from, and moved out of my former partner’s home, I filled up notebook after notebook with a dissection of ...
In fact, my experience in fiction writing has enhanced my filmmaking skills, and writing helps me explore a character’s inner world better than movies can. This deep psychological insight influences how I tell stories across all media. I constantly endeavour to tell stories soaked in honesty ...
What really humanises a character—what deepens them and makes us care—is how they connect to others. Give them people Involve the characters with other people. Give them friends, colleagues, family, pseudofamily. Give them a quirk as well if you like, but also give them other people. Th...
I wanted to remain surprised, because I was promised a character-focused horror movie with great cinematography and a twist. I got a lot more than that, though, and I want to give you the same opportunity I had to enjoy it. So, here’s your spoiler-warning. From here on out, I’m...
I enjoyed reading this novel at a slow pace, a chapter or scene at a time, because the sections are mostly separate vignettes. Each episode focuses on an interaction with another character, and while some people recur, there isn't a strong continuing throughline or chronology other than the...
Comparisons are drawn between the approach under discussion and previous work by Dent-Brown and Wang (2004), who analyse plot but do not analyze the self-and other-positioning available through character and role analysis. This case study supports their view that those with a diagnosis of ...
If the villain is a series character, only reveal enough to intrigue and drive the plot.I did this with my serial killer named Mayhem. In three books, I showed him as a merciless serial killer. I also showed his love of animals, especially his sidekick Poe, the crow, and how tender ...
1. A Protagonist In Two Words Compelling stories have engaging characters, and in your premise, you must identify and describe your protagonist, your central character, in just two words. Here's the formula: An adjective + a noun What does that look like practically? Here are some examples ...