Galadriel’s Study in Psychopathy
I worked out the central premise of Amazon’s Rings of Power: Galadriel’s Study in Psychopathy. I resisted talking about this […]
Posts on writing characters
I worked out the central premise of Amazon’s Rings of Power: Galadriel’s Study in Psychopathy. I resisted talking about this […]
According to the late teacher and script doctor Peter Russell, the character’s core wound powers the story. Writing and speaking
Every writer these days seems focused on endearing female protagonists. Let’s compare the wildly popular Black Widow and the not
This week I found the key in completing a character arc: misbelief. It followed two years of writing, ignoring that
Why do we so love the stories in which Everyman saves the day? Recalling a previous post, the Everyman –
One of the key ingredients of successful novels is the relatability of the characters; it’s why stories need the Everyman,
Worry not, no personal woes here; we’re plotting troubles, decisions and consequences in fiction. Another guest lecturer on Sanderson’s BYU
In a previous post I looked at how character arcs rise and fall and promised to look at applying character
Part of the editing process is considering how character arcs rise and fall in the course of the novel. Movement,
Some of the takeaways from Brandon Sanderson’s 2020 lectures include his three scales of character. Sanderson’s three scales of character