Characters Articles

Five Methods to Flesh Out a Character

By Naomi JacksonIt's happened to every writer. You push through thousands of words like butter, and then a pivotal character suddenly dries up. The voices in your head stop talking. You're stranded without a plot or character arc,...
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How Villains and Side Characters Can Deepen Your Protagonist’s Character Arc

By Gabrielle PollackThe core of story is conflict. If your story contains no struggle, it’s just a tale about nobody important who never overcame anything. Conflict takes many forms; physical, mental, and spiritual conflicts are all crucial, and even necessary....
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Beyond the Evil Overlord: Three Dynamic Character Arcs for Villains

By Sierra Ret“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a hero in possession of reasonable talents and good looks must be in want of an arch nemesis.”Although the above statement is nothing more than a bad Jane Austen paraphrase, every writer knows that a story is...
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How to Write an Unlikable Hero

A dark, brooding hero isn’t particularly nice to anyone, and he is particularly mean to a few nice people. A tragic event in his past has shaped his sour outlook on life. He might live on 221B Baker Street, or he may call up CIA...
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