Characters Articles

By Sandrina de KlerkSiblings! I adore reading about them, I adore writing about them, and I love living with them (mostly, anyway). Sibling relationships in stories (and real life) have a wide range.  You can start with the pretty perfect family, all the way...

By Jodi ClarkThey grab your attention. Their dialogue is both hilarious and sometimes cutting. These characters jump off the page, and their relationships with the other characters in the story only serve to make each character more interesting as they interact with...

 By Grace King-MatchettWe all know how a story with poorly written secondary characters feels. They stumble along, hinder the plotline, and get in the way if your main character’s objective. And you, the frustrated writer, are smack in the middle of it, trying to...

By L.E. Williams Writing humorous dialogue is hard. Hang on—I can pare that down a bit. “Writing dialogue is hard.” Hmm…still too long. Hang on, let me just grab my eraser, and…ah yes. “Writing is hard.”  There. Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back, dear...