Mastering Banter for Dynamic Character Relationships by Laurel Osterkamp
Laurel Osterkamp shares tips for mastering banter for dynamic character relationships. Add depth and fun to your character’s interactions!
Tagged: Characterization
5 Tips I’ve Learned from Writing My Romance Novel by Laurel Osterkamp
Let’s welcome back Laurel Osterkamp as she shares with us “5 Tips I’ve Learned from Writing My Romance Novel.” Enjoy! *** I feel like there’s a stigma attached to writing romance novels, and I’m...
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters #5: A Plotter Talks About Characterization
In this video, Beth interviews Bonnie about her process for character creation, including attitude and worldview as a filter for the characters experience and about the 12 character expression elements.
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters #4: A Pantser Talks About Characterization
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters #4: A Pantser Talks About Characterization: In this video, Bonnie interviews Beth about her process for character creation, including goal-motivation-conflict, an “I am” statement, and a look at characterization during both pre-planning and editing.
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters #3: Characterization Techniques in Action: B.L. Johnston
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters: In this video, Beth discusses a passage from Bonnie’s work-in-progress to show how you can reveal character by letting the reader peek into the character’s thought process via interior monologue.
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters #2: Characterization Techniques in Action: Beth Barany
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters: Characterization Techniques in Action: In this video, Beth and Bonnie discusses a passage from Beth’s Henrietta the Dragon Slayer (Book 1) to show how you can reveal character through...
On Enneagrams for Writers by Carol Malone
We make them like us. We give them personalities with strengths and flaws. Sometimes we need to give them, “fatal” flaws. Having these fatal flaws cause conflict.
Characterization in a Flash by Annmarie Miles
Please welcome back Annmarie Miles for another month with Writer’s Fun Zone. In today’s article she discusses the importance of intriguing characterization from the start in flash fiction. Enjoy! *** Many writers agree that writing...
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