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Research
Research is one of the most important things a writer can do as part of its writing process. The reason for it is obvious for non-fiction writers, but fiction writers need to do their share as well. They just don’t…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Using An App to Create Characters
There are no shortcuts in writing, but there are some jump starters. For writing itself there are prompts to catapult you into a piece. There are character development apps to help get you started with characters. These apps ask you…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Creating A Character Database
I create characters for practice. I don’t throw them out, I keep them. I do short character charts on them in a word processor. Then I store them in a rough database. OK, I stick the documents in a folder…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Your Character’s Health
Everyone has health, good or bad. Giving your character health concerns will make them more real to the reader. Unless your character is a whining hypochondriac, just mentioning their overall health now and then is sufficient. The trick is not…
Tagged with: Character, character development, characterization, characters, Characters health, writing
Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Preparing To Write
Preparing To Write Before you write a story, you need to do a few things. You need to have a clear idea of what your story is going to be about. You need an idea. You need to know who…
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Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
The Wise Character
Every story has a protagonist. Every story has an antagonist. Just how villainous your antagonist is, depends on the circumstances in the story. Both the protagonist and antagonist often have a character that they turn to for advice. Someone they…
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Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Story Development
You start with an idea. then you expand it by answering some questions about your idea. the first and most important question is what is your story about? this is your log logline for the story, be it a short…
Compelling Characters
What makes a compelling character? The reader has to engage with the character. They have to have some flaws. No one is perfect and a character shouldn’t be either. Each character in a story should have a mix of good…
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Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Fiction, Writing Techniques
Know Your Character’s Family
You have family, whether they are people you talk to or not, they are your family. You also have friends, unless you are some kind of weird, really antisocial person. your characters should have family and friends too. You may…
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