Hands are intimate things. Like eyes, they can be windows into our souls. They can reveal our inner thoughts and feelings, even when we’re trying to hide them. Our histories can be revealed by...
Tag: characters
Getting to know your characters is vital for any writer and any story. Characters drive plot. How they react to the world around them is what creates drama and interest. So knowing your...
Sympathy and empathy. They might be two of the most elusive traits to convey and build through writing, but they’re also two of the most important. When writing a character-led story or novel,...
We tend to think of a story's most important characters as being the protagonist, antagonist, sidekick, or even love interest. However, an equally integral character, though a little lesser known,...
What Is The Difference Between Point Of View (POV) And Perspective?
In conversations, the terms 'point of view' and 'perspective' might be interchangeable, both meaning someone's opinion. But that isn't the way when it comes to writing. In the simplest terms, the...
In almost any story, the hero will fit into an archetype in some way or another. Using character archetypes doesn’t mean the story isn’t creative, though! Archetypes are simply tools for...