Character Development

Fantasy author Liselle Sambury gives a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the main character in A Mastery of Monsters , her latest novel. Described as Ninth...

Strong stories need a plot, a setting, and most importantly, engaging characters. Agents and editors will tell you that all stories are character-driven. However, if...

And Done Right, it Gives Your Characters Everything They Need to Come to Life on Your Page Backstory is one of the most common issues authors struggle with. Done poorly...

Identifying key characteristics of your characters that make them jump off the page Readers will follow strong characters through a weak plot, but they won't follow...

Called “compulsively readable” ( Vogue ), Little Monsters , the debut novel from Adrienne Brodeur, NYTs bestselling author of Wild Game: A Memoir , “distinguishes [Brodeur...