Character Traits: Your Character’s Job
What your character does is an important piece of who he or she is. Below are some writing prompts to help you dig into your character and find your story through your character.
Author: Kathy Steffen
Creating a Protagonist? Give Them the “It” Factor
If a character has the “it” factor means he or she is someone special. Memorable. A character with charisma. How to develop a protagonist with these qualities? Read on…
Improve Your Fiction Writing Skills with Poetry
Writing poetry will strengthen your fiction and make it matter. That is why you should write poetry—to write what matters. What better reason to write than to get in touch and explore the genuine feeling within you?
Creative Writing Prompts: Character Secrets and Lies
Creating a character with a strong internal conflict, secret, or burden makes for one compelling read! Here are creative writing prompts to help you find some internal secrets, lies (and therefore conflict) for your characters.
The Compelling Protagonist Part 2: Hook Your Reader with Main Character
Once a reader connects to your protagonist, they will go along for the ride and won’t be able to put your book down. Here are two pieces that will help your protagonist hook your reader and draw them into the story.