kill off a character
September 7, 2022

How (And When) To Kill A Character

How and when you choose to kill off a character can make or break a novel. It’s also incredibly difficult for authors, being a little like purposefully breaking one of your own toys. When done right, a character’s death

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September 5, 2022

Five Traps and Tips for Character Development

We all have the same goal as fiction writers—we want to transport our readers inside the pages so that they feel like a part of the story. Characters are an extremely important part of making that happen. And characters

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December 5, 2018

Tips on Developing a Short Story Character

By E.M. Welsh There are so many guides available on how to develop a character, but very few on short story characters. Often this is the case because developing characters for novels versus short stories isn't very different. However,

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