Think research is boring?
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Let’s go over some research tips then practice by interviewing… one of YOU live on stream!
Category: Characters
Introspection is one of the most important, yet most often neglected, parts of writing a story.
Let’s take a look at some great examples of introspection from books, discuss, then practice writing our own together
How do you write a character who’s smarter, wittier, more cunning than you?
Let’s go over some tips together then practice writing a character together who’s smarter than us!
How can you make someone want to read a story about an awful/miserable protagonist?
Let’s take a look at a good example, “As Good As It Gets,” then write our own unlikeable protagonist together!
Writing descriptions of people that are actually fun to read and not just a list of features can be tough.
So let’s practice writing some together, using the website of robot-generated photos: This Person Does Not Exist!
What are the similarities and differences between writing high school vs. college characters?
A lot, actually!
Let’s discuss, then map out a story both ways, to see how different they are.
How you write a character speaking a foreign language depends on how deep you want to go.
Let’s look at real examples of the FIVE levels of writing foreign languages, then write our own story together!
Having your main character describe themself can feel strange, but it doesn’t have to.
Let’s discuss 4 ways to do it, then write our own together!
The movie “Falling Down” is about a guy who’s had enough of modern society… and decides to rebel against it in the most misguided way possible.
It’s an excellent example of how you can write a story where the villain is the protagonist.
To do that you need THREE things, so let’s take a look at what they are!
When you’re writing your story, quite often your characters will start going in a different direction than you expected.
Maybe they’re turning out different than your initial idea, or maybe they’re even deviating away from your 30-page outline.
What do you do when that happens? Let’s DISCUSS!