Fantasy Characters: The Weight of a Name
When you’re coming up with a name for your fantasy characters, keep in mind what the reader is bringing with them. You […]
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The Bleeding Heart Character
There are deer in DC. I’m in SE Washington, DC with my family for the holidays. We were coming home one evening. Four deer […]
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Fantasy Powers: Writing Magical Beings
You have an idea for your awesomely new power system. Now we’re going to discuss writing magical beings. In the last post, […]
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Write a Story with Multiple Voices
Along the lines of multiple perspectives- how do you keep several distinct voices in your head? How can one author manage to […]
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Tips on Writing Multiple Perspectives
You want to tell your story from 4, 5 or 6 different characters. Maybe even more. This will be a headache, especially […]
Read moreWriting Your Character’s Voice
How do you make sure your characters don’t all sound the same? If you think about it logically, it shouldn’t be possible. […]
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Character Descriptions
Character physical descriptions. How much information do you give? Or rather, how much information do you need to give? Once again, there are no […]
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Liking the Bad Guy
I’ve said it before, I love morally questionable characters. You know, the antihero. I enjoy writing them. How do you make these little monsters sympathetic without […]
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Picturing Your Dark Fantasy World
Thanks to all your awesome comments to the post Can’t. See. Story, I now have no trouble picturing my world. Characters None […]
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Annoying Protagonist Kills Story
Can’t sell a story based on premise alone. Maybe it’s just me. I don’t care how good the story sounds or how well written […]
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