Jun 27, 2012 | Character Development, fantasy, Story Concepts, writing |
I’m still on this subject of character development. It’s a hot topic among fiction writers—or at least among bloggers, who seem to think it’s a hot topic among fiction writers. In any event, all of the recent posts flying about the blogosphere on the subject have...
May 26, 2012 | Character Development, fantasy, World-Building, writing |
“What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” So says Juliet in her soliloquy about Romeo. As Shakespeare points out, names are a combination of symbols, associated with sounds, which are assigned to represent a person or thing in our minds....
May 13, 2012 | Character Development, Plot Development, writing |
I was reading an article recently by Sherrinda Ketchersid on The Writers Alley Blog, where she introduces the concept of The Lie. Sherrinda wrote: “Character development hinges on The Lie. You see, your hero needs to overcome something in his life. There needs to be...
