Done To Death: The Art of Killing Characters

When you’re reading a story and a character dies, you can tell if it’s just the writer trying to manipulate … More

Advancing the Story Without Traumatizing Your Characters

You know stories need stakes. You know you need to get your readers to care. So? You try to make … More

Ch@ractR Have you ever wished there was a facebook, but for fictional characters? Today, I’m going to be talking about … More

Returning to share notes from yet another World Fantasy Con panel: Unsafe Places and Why Characters Go There (see Gender … More

Write The Villain Your Story Deserves As I’ve discussed before, there’s a difference between an antagonist and a villain. Your … More

I never thought it would happen to me. I was arrogant and short-sighted. I thought writer’s block was censoring out … More

One thing you hear about a lot when you start sending your manuscript out into the world is ‘agency’. Most … More

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Ch@ractR In my previous Starter’s Guide posts, I talked … More

You might know all about your main character, but a world isn’t a world without other people!