Characters

How And Why We Need To Write Character Weaknesses

Your Protagonist has to have strengths to make them worthy of being your Protagonist. You're telling a story about them…

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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…

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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.…

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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