If you’ve never questioned my sanity, you might be after reading that title. But I bet that I can say four names that will change your mind; Hermione Granger, Gandalf, Rue and Four/Tobias. Secondary characters make the story. If you’ve never really explored all the different ways to use secondary characters in your book, hereContinue reading “Secondary Characters, Learn to Love Them”
Category Archives: Character Building
Writing Prompt Saturday- List character traits
So, I’ve got a thing about lists. I really like making them, and reading them. List the 20 best movies in the last fifty years, worst songs from the 90’s (that would be a really long list) most offensive things said by church officials. They’re fun. Lists are also a great way to organize thoughtsContinue reading “Writing Prompt Saturday- List character traits”
Protagonist vs. Good Guy
Last week, we talked about what an antagonist doesn’t have to be. This week, we’re going to talk about the one thing your protagonist doesn’t have to be, a good guy. Modern story telling has given us all sorts of examples of main characters who are not good people. The bad guy with good intentions.Continue reading “Protagonist vs. Good Guy”
What your antagonist doesn’t have to be
If we are to talk about characters at all, of course we must talk about antagonists. It won’t be a very exciting story without them. Not much fun watching your mc achieve all of their goals without any sort of roadblock, after all. Your antagonist has to be at least as interesting as your mc,Continue reading “What your antagonist doesn’t have to be”
Character Driven Stories
There are a thousand different kinds of stories, one for every star in the sky. There’s fantasy, horror, science fiction, historical and all sorts of things that I haven’t the time to list and you haven’t the time to read. But no matter the style, language, or theme, all stories fall into two broader categories;Continue reading “Character Driven Stories”
Paper Beats World 