List: On Creating Characters | Curated by Margery Bayne

Dec 10, 2024
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On Creating Characters
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Why You Should Ditch Character ProfilesHow to write organic characters in fiction instead
May 30, 2024
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May 30, 2024
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
What Makes Compelling CharactersCore traits in character design for narrative fiction
Nov 25, 2024
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Nov 25, 2024
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Character Flaws: Two Sneaky Writing Mistakes to AvoidMaking character flaws that matter
Feb 15, 2023
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Feb 15, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
All The Times You *Can* Give Fictional Characters the Same NameBreaking this writing rule for fun and effect
Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 8, 2022
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Three Beginning Writer Mistakes To Avoid When Naming CharactersWhat’s in a name? A lot, apparently
Oct 26, 2022
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Oct 26, 2022
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
The Three Types of Character ArcsUnderstanding the journey your protagonist is taking
Oct 13, 2021
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Oct 13, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Why You Should Use the 5 Love Languages to Develop CharactersRealism, tension, and “show, don’t tell”
Nov 17, 2021
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Nov 17, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
The Secrets of BackstoryHow and when to reveal character backstory for maximum impact
Jan 12, 2022
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Jan 12, 2022
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Two Tricks to Make Your Characters Stand Out On the PageHow to develop characterization with the little details
May 11, 2022
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May 11, 2022
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The Art of Manipulating Fictional CharactersMaking characters “go out of character” while still being “in character”
Mar 30, 2021
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Mar 30, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Keeping the Cringe Out of Your Character DescriptionsCharacter descriptions do’s and don’ts for fiction writers
Jun 29, 2021
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Jun 29, 2021
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Every Character Needs to Want SomethingFixing your want-nothing characters
Jul 9, 2021
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Jul 9, 2021
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