Dialogue and Character Motivations
Dialogue can be tricky. Instead of being told by your usual narrator, dialogue lets each of your characters speak for themselves. The...
Where do you want to start?
Should you Give Your Characters Flaws?
Whether your book is character-driven or plot-driven, no book can be truly interesting with a perfect main character. Characters need to...
Filtering the World through a PoV Character
One common mistake that writers make is to describe the character sensing or thinking about things, rather than to describe them directly.
Making a Main Character Likeable
The main character is the thread that pulls the the plot forward. They are the point of view that readers are getting the story from.
Picking a Main Character for Your Book
How do you make sure you are using the right main character?
Why Main Characters Matter
Books are fun because they can get inside other people’s heads. You can experience another life through another person.
Writing Resources
If you don’t see the topic you’re looking for on my blog yet, I have made a list of some of my favorite writing advice.