How many characters (as a part of the main cast that the story follows) are acceptable in a reader's eyes, specifically in a fantasy series? For...
One way to develop your character: Your character has an essence of his/her self. The deep, quite stable, vulnerable, greatly unknown core. It is...
as a break from all that, I wanted to start maybe doing a short series of stories detailing a woman observing the by-product of an eldritch...
~Hey there! My name is Brendan, I’m from the West Coast of the US (Originally California, currently out-of-state) I've been scribbling down ideas...
I've done a lot of reading recently about developing fictional characters from real people and while I've learned all about the laws and the...
So, I am writing a cliché ass book (because I love clichés) and I was wondering, how do I write a character that's physically and mentally abused?...
I am currently on Chapter 4 of a novel I have finally sat down to write which I have been holding onto for a few years. I have fully fleshed out...
My current WIP is a novel about inter-generational relationships between the women of a 20th century Australian family. I've spent countless hours...
https://tijennicolebutler.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/character-profiling-tips/ In this blog, I have listed some tips about developing your...
I have never been on a writer's forum before, at least one I didn't run. Used to not need it. But here we are. I guess I'll start with what I...
In my own opinion I am good at describing a character physically, their appearance, in a very detailed and visual way. But when it comes to rheir...
My name is Mikayla and I'm a 21 year old from New England. I love to write and dream of being an author. Some of my strengths are character...
i got the plot summary and that written out for my book, just writing for fun not planning on publishing, but it's a zombie book, i have over 9...
Hi Guys, It is said a great MC needs a worthy antagonist. So I am looking for some inspiration. Who are your favorite bad guys and why? What...
I have long been of the opinion that if I get through the first quarter of a book and I can't think of a single character that I care about I...
A big problem that I've been having in moving forward with my writing is that I feel like I've made my main character much too similar to myself...
Okay, hello everyone! First off, I have a weird dilemma. I've been writing this Science Fiction "idea" for roughly a year now. It's something I'm...
okay so I have a basic plot outline but my key issue is trying to come up with a convincing enough motive for y bad guy. it's sort of about power...
So I've reached a point in the story where the development of my character has reached an intersection. It can go a number of ways but I am...
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