Side Menu
Search Blog
Subscribe
Labels
- Writing in General (77)
- Criticism (30)
- Personal Life (23)
- Story Structure (21)
- Humor (19)
- Rants (19)
- Style (19)
- Characterization (14)
- Publishing (11)
- Gender Politics (10)
- Pep Talks (10)
- Process (10)
- Comics (9)
- Art (5)
- Mystery (5)
- Poetry (4)
- Flash Fiction (1)
- Marketing (1)
- Technology (1)
- Visual Novels (1)
Archives
Showing posts 11 to 14 labeled Characterization (14 total)
What I Learned from The Hunger Games (June 30, 2015)
The task of finding a popular novel to dissect for this project was a head-scratcher, until I spotted the perfect candidate on my own bookshelf: The Hunger Games. More »
Writing a Watson (May 1, 2015)
If a main character is not directly responsible for most of the significant events in a story, you don't have a protagonist. You have a Watson. More »
"Realistic" Characters: Individuals or Stereotypes? (June 23, 2014)
As novelists, we see our characters as individuals. We spend years (or at least months) with them, developing their histories and personalities. We give them unique worldviews, unique tastes and hobbies, unique voices. We treat them like real people with real minds. More »
Sex Isn't a Story, Intelligence Isn't Cute, and Culture Isn't Character (May 19, 2014)
On Friday I borrowed a certain library book. By Saturday night I was bitterly disappointed in the author, the publisher, and humanity as a whole. More »