Character Development

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  • Crafting a Character | Behind the Scenes

    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...
    Liselle Sambury
    • Liselle Sambury
  • 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
  • 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