Characters
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Mastering the Art of Novel Writing: 6 Exercises to Elevate Your Skills
Are you gearing up for the thrilling writing frenzy of NaNoWriMo? Whether you’re a seasoned novelist or a first-time participant,… Read More
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Workshops for Writers: Character Voice in Dialogue
Character voice is a hard topic to master and practice. A lot of it comes down to a couple of… Read More
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Workshops for Writers: Designing Characters
Characters fill our stories, and many writing instructors or teachers will say that characters are what drive a story and… Read More
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Write Better, Right Now: Building Tension in a Story
Tension is the sense that something is about to happen, whether that be good or bad. We often think bad… Read More
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Write Better, Right Now: Enhancing Your Themes and Thematic Statement
While themes and thematic statements crop up throughout our stories, we can consciously weave them into our work to drive… Read More
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Write Better, Right Now: Inner Character Voice
Nondialogue voice or your character’s inner voice is usually done in a way that aligns with how the character speaks… Read More
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Write Better, Right Now: Dialogue as Exposition
Using character voice as exposition may seem like a simple technique, but more often than not, writers do this in… Read More
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Write Better, Right Now: Developing Our Characters’ Voices
Once you’ve found your character’s voice, how do you deepen it to make it memorable and engaging? This is the… Read More
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Write Better, Right Now: Finding Our Characters’ Voices
While there are tons of ways of discovering your characters’ voices, the basic idea behind all of them comes down… Read More
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Write Better, Right Now: Physically Describing Our Characters
When we’re writing our stories, we make deliberate decisions related to not just the big story event elements but the… Read More
