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WRITING PASSIVE CHARACTERS: THE KISS OF DEATH IN STORY Sep 30, 2023

 

 

One of the worst things you can do in story is write a passive character, but how do you keep your main character active and not passive?

As a writer, I have learned that when it...

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10 KEY QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU FLESH OUT YOUR STORY ARC Apr 30, 2023

 

 

 Recently, as I was puttering around on Twitter, I ran across several tweets from writers to the writing community, asking specific questions about their MC's. These questions...

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Top Seven Essential Character Qualities of a Hero Nov 24, 2022

I have been saying for some time that a key hallmark of writing from a Christian worldview ought to be main characters who have all the makings of a hero. Instead of assigning to our characters the...

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The Character Arc: Six Primary Reasons Why Your Character Must Change and Grow  Oct 27, 2022

Every story is ultimately about your character's inner transformation. By the end of the story, we expect to see someone who has fundamentally changed over the course of the telling. Plot is just...

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The Number One Tool to Help Writers Create 3-Dimensional Characters in Story Aug 25, 2022

We hear it all the time. “Characters need to be three-dimensional.” But this exhortation can feel vague and confusing when it comes to story execution. What we need are specific action...

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Four Crucial Insights to Help Writers Create Better Characters Jul 28, 2022

As writers, we know that the most important part of any story is character. At the end of the day, our readers won’t care about the plot or about how cleverly your story is executed if they...

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Two Simple Techniques to Undermine the Readers’ Expectations and Keep Them Emotionally Hooked Jun 29, 2022

The essence of story is that the plot unfolds because of the choices a character makes under pressure to achieve a particular goal. Without a primary objective, there is no story, because...

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