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The Various Roles of Minor Characters

August 28, 2020

Welcome back to our discussions of minor characters. You can find the first of these posts here, where we discuss the various levels and dimensionality of characters who play a smaller role than the protagonist. Today, I want to expand on that post by delving into the different functions that a minor character might have … More The Various Roles of Minor Characters

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The Craft of Building Minor Characters

August 21, 2020

Most people on the internet will tell you how to create your protagonist and antagonist. You know, the ones who admittedly get the most page time. But most people are also hesitant to attempt explaining how one might go about creating the less important characters that will appear throughout your story. It’s a fair problem, … More The Craft of Building Minor Characters

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Writing Program Review: Campfire Pro

July 31, 2020

Back in April (what feels like a lifetime ago), I wrote up a review on the yWriter program I’ve been using for writing-related projects. As I go through making revisions for my current WiP, I decided now is a good time to take a look at Campfire Pro and how useful it’s been for both … More Writing Program Review: Campfire Pro

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May Reading Reflections

May 17, 2019

This post is again about Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood & Bone. Unlike last month’s post, there’s going to be quite a few spoilers. Proceed with caution. Have you ever read a book where two characters become friends or fall in love or whatever, and then things go wrong, and they’re surprised to find the … More May Reading Reflections

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