Sometimes, You Have to Give Your Characters the Axe
By: Ebonye Gussine Wilkins When you take ten years to produce a novel, it’s unlikely that the end result looks anything like …
It’s Good to be Bad – Writing Flawed Characters
By: Aryanne Ferguson This article asks if good characters make bad fiction. Off the top of my head I can think of a …
The Life of Your Neighbor, or The Basis for Your Next Character
By: Aryanne Ferguson Last week I heard a news story on the radio about a Russian website that broadcasts live webcam feeds. …
Day 3/31- Scars
By: Tia Love Question: Name one scar your character has and tell us where it came from. When Celeste first started hanging …
Day 2/31- Character’s Physical Features
By: Tia Love Question: What are your characters most prominent physical features? Dark eyes. The kind that stare into your eyes, reach …
Day 1/31- Your Character’s Relationship With Their Parents
By: Tia Love Question: Describe your character’s relationship with their mother or their father, or both. Was it good? Bad? Were they …
30-Day Writing Challenge: Building Characters
By: Tia Love Hello there! Since I last sat at my computer and talked to you about creating complex characters, I hoped …
What I Learned from Reading: “Sutton”
By: Aryanne Ferguson I believe in the importance of learning from reading, so it’s about time I proved that it really works. Yesterday …
Stranger Danger, or, I Volunteered
By: Aryanne Ferguson To learn about someone new, you begin at the surface level. And it’s only by asking questions, by showing interest, that …
Visualizing Your Characters
By: Aryanne Ferguson I often struggle to develop a clear physical picture of my characters. Am I in the minority, or can you paint your …