Character Development

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  • Backstory: It’s Not a Bad Word

    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...
    Jennifer Crosswhite
    • Jennifer Crosswhite
  • Creating Compelling Characters:

    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...
    Jennifer Crosswhite
    • Jennifer Crosswhite
  • Adrienne Brodeur on her novel "Little Monsters"

    Called “compulsively readable” ( Vogue ), Little Monsters , the debut novel from Adrienne Brodeur, NYTs bestselling author of Wild Game: A Memoir , “distinguishes [Brodeur...
    Adrienne Brodeur
    • Adrienne Brodeur
  • Author Cara C. Putman on the Inspiration for Her Book, "The Enneagram for Writers"

    One of the things that award-winning, bestselling author Cara C. Putman loves most about writing is that there is always room for growth. Feedback is a great way to...
    Cara C. Putman
    • Cara C. Putman
  • Creating Captivating Characters in Fiction

    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...
    Jeanne Lyet Gassman
    • Jeanne Lyet Gassman