What is a Character Profile?
carriejonesbooks So, usually one of the first things an instructor will present in a character development class is the character profile sheet, but I tend to delay this because of my…
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How To Begin To Develop Character In Your Story?
The character in your story is pretty much the key to make it all work, to inspire the readers to keep turning the page or scrolling down the screen. Dwight…
YOU’VE GOT CHARACTER FLAWS, HOW DO YOU USE THEM?
If you checked out this post, you’ve spent some time figuring out your character’s flaws, and now it’s time to actually use those flaws to make a better novel. And…
How to Give Your Characters Humanizing Flaws
I’m teaching a class over at the Writing Barn about character and we’re half-way in. I’ve talked about character motivation and goals, yearning, making them memorable, human worth, stakes, and…