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How To Write Perseverance As A Character Trait

Your characters will all have different qualities. You need to give your characters distinct personalities to ensure they are clean and interesting. If all your characters blur into one, they will be boring. You need to give some characters positive traits, and others need to be more negative. However, there are going to be certain qualities that are useful in both the Protagonist and Antagonist of your story. I’ll be exploring the use of perseverance as a character trait.

updated on 15 June 20211 June 2021Story Structure Writing Writing Techniques

How To Write Magical Schools In Urban Fantasy

Urban fantasy is a genre where fantasy creations, such as witches and monsters, exist within our normal mundane world. Sometimes these magical creatures are known about, such as in The Nevers, and other times they’re kept hidden, such as in Harry Potter. When you’re writing urban fantasy, it’s likely that your fantasy characters will need a private space within their urban community. This often takes the form of magical schools or other training facilities. I’ll explore things you need to consider when creating that environment.

updated on 15 June 202130 May 2021Characterisation Writing Writing Techniques

How To Write Personality Quirks

Your characters need to represent a real to life experience of being around people. Characters that read as artificial will stop your audience from connecting with them. If they can’t connect with them, they’ll care less about the story they’re on and be less willing to finish your book or film. A really good way of making sure your characters feel real to your readers is to give the personality quirks.

updated on 15 June 202123 May 2021Characterisation Writing Writing Techniques

How To Shape Characters With Emotional Bruises

Characterisation is one of the most important keys to hooking your audience. If your characters are flat or don’t feel real, your story will feel flat and unreal. I’ll be writing about how to use emotional bruises to shape characters in a way that keeps them feeling real and captivating for your audience.

updated on 15 June 202119 May 2021Writers Life Writing Writing Techniques

How To Use The Advice Of Write Drunk And Edit Sober

If you’ve been exploring different kinds of writing advice, you’ll no doubt have come across the advice to write drunk and edit sober. It’s given regularly, and often in a pretty little meme with a curly font. But, in honesty, is it ever useful?

updated on 15 June 202114 May 2021Characterisation Writing Writing Techniques

How To Develop Your Characters By What Your Story Needs

When you first start writing your story, you’ll probably go in knowing who your Protagonist is. Your protagonist is the main character and it’s their story you’re telling, so that makes sense. However, unless you’re telling a one person story, you’ll need other characters. For some people they need to plot and plan all their characters in advance. But, if you’re more like me, you’ll want to develop your characters as your story unfolds. I’ll teach you how.

updated on 15 June 20211 May 2021Characterisation Writing Writing Techniques

How To Write Characters Who Feel Alive Beyond The Limitations Of Your Story

The characters of your story are the main draw for your audience. Your plot and world can be fascinating, but if the characters are flat, the story will feel flat. Characters who feel alive make your story feel real, and that makes it more exciting for your audience.

updated on 27 April 202126 April 2021Story Structure Writing

How To Keep Your Story Conflict Active In Every Scene

Your story follows your Protagonist on a journey to achieve a story goal, and your Antagonist trying to stop them. As long as these characters are motivated, your story conflict is active. I’ll explain why an active story conflict is essential to keep your story moving forwards and entertaining.

updated on 31 May 202111 April 2021Characterisation Writing Writing Techniques

How To Write A Successful Protagonist Partnership

Whilst most stories focus on one protagonist, a protagonist partnership can work really well for others. I’ll explore what a protagonist partnership is, what it …

updated on 14 April 20219 April 2021Characterisation Writing Writing Techniques

Top Ways To Build An Emotional Bond With Your Audience

To really make an impact with your story, you need to build an emotional bond with your audience. By creating that bond, you draw your …

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