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Effective Character Description Part 2

When you’re looking out at the world through the eyes of the scene’s viewpoint character, how do you show the reader what your character is like? You’ll be violating viewpoint if you suddenly step out of the character’s mind and look at her...

Character Motivation – Always Ask WHY

For many years, I’ve been a tutor for students undertaking courses in writing romance, crime or children’s stories. In that time, I’ve marked thousands of assignments. I’ve seen hundreds of plots, thousands of scenes, millions of words. And if...

Dig Deeper to Reveal Character

 He ran up the steps and knocked on the door. After a few moments, it was opened by a woman with dark curly hair and a strained expression.  What you’ve just read are two simple sentences showing a common situation. So common that the author very probably has...

Getting to Know Your Characters

Interesting characters that readers care about are the most important ‘ingredients’ in your novel. That might sound like a fairly sweeping statement, but think about it. You can have a wonderful plot with twists and turns and a humdinger of a surprise...