How Minor Characters Help You Discover Theme
How minor characters define theme.
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How minor characters define theme.
Seven good reasons to kill a character and three bad reasons.
Character archetypes present important guidelines for creating a well-rounded cast that can provide optimum help for advancing your hero’s journey.
Two Ways the Antagonist Ties Together Plot and Character Arc
How to recognize and fix a weak character voice.
If a little of the right kind of conflict is good for your story, then how much fun can you get out of doubling your story’s conflict?
What if we could simplify the process of how to write an awesome book to just twenty-five ingredients?
The seven factors to consider in deciding which story idea you should write next.
Under-explaining can happen for one of two reasons.