So far, everything I’ve talked about on this blog can be applied to genres in writing aside from fantasy. I’ve consistently used fantasy as the backdrop to my examples, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t use my advice for other types of stories. Archetypes exist in non-fiction. Contrast and secretive details provide the backbone […]
A concept which you, the writer, can empathize is the base for every great character. Without that base, every detail you could hope to add, no matter how intriguing (in fact, especially how intriguing), will be let down by the lack of life you are capable of reflecting within this character’s actions. However, if great […]
All great lives start with death. I hold this statement firm to my heart whenever I write a new character. It’s a tip that can take on a lot of meanings — “death” doesn’t have to mean the death of a person; it can refer to the death of a dream, of an ideology, of […]
Characters in Context 