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10 Tips to Create Fascinating Side Characters [That Readers Actually Care About]
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Let’s face it—many side characters are boring, two-dimensional, and frankly, annoying. They are often written simply as tools to help nudge a story along or burn time. Worst of all, the good ones are often killed by writers just when the readers were starting to care. Think of your…
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Ultimate Guide: How to Craft Character Descriptions
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Writing is like sharing a hallucination—you have to make sure your readers are imagining the same thing you are. And strong character descriptions are hard to write. Too much description overwhelms readers and gives them no room to imagine their own details. But too little leaves characters talking to a…
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How to Describe Setting in Stories Like a Pro
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You are not allowed to skip this step. Describing your story setting isn’t always fun, but readers love it. Your amazing plot and characters deserve a worthy setting. Would Rory Gilmore’s family drama hit the same if it were in Mystic Falls, Virginia instead of Stars Hollow, Connecticut? Compare Camp…
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How to Maximize YOUR Unique Writing Process
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Your writing process is as unique as your fingerprint. Are you an obsessive planner who gets caught up in the details? Or maybe an action-oriented visionary who jumps in enthusiastically and gets confused halfway through? Maybe you’re in the middle—you make a basic plot and “pants” (fly by the seat…