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How many characters does a story need?

Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2020 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

The answer is — it depends. It depends on the story itself. What are you trying to do. Are you writing a novel? Or a short story? In a short story, you can get by with a single character. Someone…

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Conflict

Posted on Sunday, February 25, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

BuzzNet Tags: conflict,story,fiction,writing,contrast,fiction writing,conflict in writing,contrast in writing All stories, all history, has conflict. There’s a lot of conflict in the world today. I’m not sure the human race could survive without it. If there were no conflict, our ancestors…

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What makes a good character?

Posted on Sunday, July 30, 2017 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

That’s a very good question. The best characters are flawed. They are neither wholly good or wholly evil. They do their best with good or bad results. In short, they are like real people. They drink, swear, and lie. They…

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