Character Development

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  • What does your character NEED? - article

    English professor Anette Hyltoft says every story has one of three kinds of struggles: man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. self. Plot progresses through the establishment...
    Jen Veldhuyzen
    • Jen Veldhuyzen
  • 3 Stereotypes to Avoid - article

    Stereotype is a dirty word in our society because no one wants to be generalized. Yet most people throw the word around without really knowing it in a literary context...
    Jen Veldhuyzen
    • Jen Veldhuyzen
  • Five Traps and Tips for Character Development - video

    We all have the same goal as fiction writers: to transport our readers inside the pages so that they feel like a part of the story. Characters are an extremely important...
    C.S. Marks
    • C.S. Marks
  • Five Traps and Tips for Character Development - podcast

    We all have the same goal as fiction writers: to transport our readers inside the pages so that they feel like a part of the story. Characters are an extremely important...
    C.S. Marks
    • C.S. Marks
  • Five Traps and Tips for Character Development - article

    We all have the same goal as fiction writers—we want to transport our readers inside the pages so that they feel like a part of the story. Characters are an extremely...
    C.S. Marks
    • C.S. Marks