We’ve talked about character wounds, those painful past events that change who your character is, and how central they are to a character arc. Essentially,
Month: October 2017
Yielding to the Majority: Will Your Character Conform?
Humans are social creatures, and you don’t need to be a psychologist to know that. Whenever something excitingly wonderful or life-changingly awful happens we want
Schizophrenia for Writers
The manuscript that I’m currently working on has a character with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. This character is the father of my protagonist, and seeing
Emotions in the Body: The Science of your Character
We all know that ‘show, don’t tell’ is best practice as a general rule (just like any writing ‘rule’, there are always exceptions), but it’s
Book Review: Story Genius by Lisa Cron
I’m currently writing my first book for PsychWriter, Grit for Writers. It focuses on the on the passion and perseverance we need to succeed in
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