All Articles About Characters

How to Write a Backstory

• Jan 21, 2020
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• by Jessica Wood
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• 6 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Plot & Structure
• Novels

The Name of the Prose, Part 1: Naming Characters and Novels

• Jul 23, 2019
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• by Maya Bohnhoff
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• 6 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Language
• Advanced

Writing Believable LGBT Characters

• Jun 11, 2019
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• by Robin Lanehurst
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• 4 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Advanced
• Research

Powerful Descriptive Writing: Make Your Fiction Crackle with Physicality

• Mar 5, 2019
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• by Laura Ojeda Melchor
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• 8 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Language
• Settings
• Advanced
• Featured

Story Opening Lines That Will Blow Your Readers Away

• Feb 15, 2019
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• by Alex Khlopenko
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• 5 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Language
• Plot & Structure
• Advanced
• Featured

Showing Character Emotions Using the Leaf Technique

• Dec 11, 2018
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• by Marisa D. Keller
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• 5 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Language
• Voice
• Advanced
• Featured

Writing as Meditating, Meditating as Writing

• Jul 23, 2018
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• by Jim Curtis
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Plot & Structure
• Settings
• The Writing Life
• Attitude
• Writer’s Block

The Joys of Writing Tragedy

• May 8, 2018
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• by Andrew Knighton
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Plot & Structure
• Genres

Making Your Writing More Diverse

• Apr 3, 2018
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• by Andrew Knighton
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Settings

Pre-Writing Strategies and Brainstorming Tools

• Feb 6, 2018
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• by Alex J Coyne
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• 6 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Plot & Structure
• Settings
• Research

Round Character Definition and Tips

• Dec 25, 2017
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• by Tal Valante
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• 5 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters

How Psychology 101 Can Help You Write Better Characters

• Dec 4, 2017
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• by Tamar Sloan
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Advanced

Writing the Fictional Genius

• Nov 28, 2017
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• by Alex J Coyne
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• 7 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• Genres
• Mystery

Direct and Indirect Characterization Tips for Writers

• Oct 30, 2017
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• by Tal Valante
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• 4 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters

How to Create Well-Rounded Characters in Minutes

• Aug 15, 2017
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• by Rachel Phillips
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• 6 min read

• Writing Skills
• Characters
• The Writing Life
• Writer’s Block
• Advanced