http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Gandalf Last time we talked a little about Character Arc in general. Today we’re going to look at the var...

https://www.emaze.com/@AOWWTRTL/Pride-and-Prejudice Have you ever read a story where the characters clung to you long after you closed ...

I used to be a pantster. Writing a book would be a real-time discovery. I'd have an idea of the end, I mean, I knew what I wanted to...

Over the next few months, I’m going to tackle the heart of good fiction. Characters! Now, I know a lot of you plot-driven writers might d...

Have you ever thought of your character as a product of a lie? I am taking an intense self-character study that guides me in discovering l...

Have you ever looked at your main characters and thought, "If only I could make you more interesting"? I know I have, especially w...

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Earlier this year, our very own Pepper dissected the plot of the movie Tangled . If you missed it, you can rewind here . I just now got ar...

Plot vs. character. Character vs. plot. The debate could give writers a headache the size of War and Peace . Lucky for all of us, I'm no...

No, I'm not giving away dynamite...That might get me arrested. But I am offering a fabulous giveaway for people who want to propel thei...