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Posts tagged with: characters

Having an array of characters makes each story unique and fun. Today, I want to dive into a foxy lady we all love to hate, the one who almost always gets her way: the femme fatale. Before we dive into...
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Lucky day for you! Today we are going to dive into trickery and deception to write my favorite fluid character archetype: the trickster. Now, this can be on of the protagonist’s friends or one of the antagonist’s henchmen. Or, plot twist,...
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Your first chapter needs to be the ultimate hook! Something that will encaptivate publishers, agents, and readers (no pressure). But don’t worry, that’s why you’re here…read on to discover the writers chapter one checklist.   Disclaimer: Everyone’s books are different so...
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I was recently watching Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitts Creek Farewell on Netflix, and I strongly recommend it to any fans out there, but they made a lot of really great points in terms of character development.  No one...
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The Anti-HeroWe are living in a time where escaping the confines of our home is what we want to do more than anything. Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, etc. can only provide so much entertainment. The plots become predictable, the characters lose...
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Today the most popular mouse in the world celebrates his birthday along with millions of others! He made his way onto the screens spreading smiles and laughter for years to come.  This made me think of how impactful we can...
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We all know the writing motto: show, don’t tell. But don’t we all get overwhelmed when we think we need to show everything? Are there certain categories of showing emotion or a character’s feeling towards something versus telling? Well, you can answer those...
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