Characterisation

Why Giving Your Character Hobbies Makes Them Feel More Real

In reality, your characters exist solely to serve your story. They were born the moment they first appeared on the…

4 years ago

Reasons To Make Your Character Sacrifice Something They Want

Your story, be it fantasy, action, or romantic comedy, is about a character going in pursuit of what they want.…

4 years ago

Motivating Villains And Why It Makes Your Story Better

When you're writing a story, it's obviously important to make sure your Protagonist is well motivated. However, if your Antagonist…

5 years ago

How To Write Character Flaws And Why It Improves Your Story

When you write a story, quite often you'll find that you will write your Protagonist to be an essentially "perfect"…

5 years ago

How To Write Distinct Characters

On The Table Read, author JJ Barnes shares her creative writing advice for how to write distinct characters and why…

5 years ago

How To Create Good Characterisation

On The Table Read, JJ Barnes writes about Mr McGregor in Peter Rabbit The Movie, and what writing advice we…

5 years ago