Psst . . . Don’t forget about March’s contest to win free books and more! Check it out here. * * * (This is a repost of one my most popular blog posts, which I summarized 6 Tips at the bottom.) One thing that can come out as so cliché is when a character overhears […]
Category Archives: dynamic characters
6 tips on how to Create a Villain with Depth, starring Alan Rickman
Psst . . . Don’t forget to post a comment to enter this month’s book raffle. Check it out more details here. * * * If you have a villain in your story, then here’s some great advice from one of the BEST VILLAIN ACTORS EVER: Alan Rickman (Snape in Harry Potter) you MUST check […]
5 Tips to Add Depth to Secondary Characters
I was talking to my sister the other day, and since we always have random conversations, I asked her a question. Now this question came from a book full of (dumb) questions. My sister answered (see end of post), but what really struck me was: How would my secondary character respond?And I was surprised by […]
creating a proper villain
What makes a villain so villainish? I attended a panel at the LTUE conference last weekend where they discussed that very thing, and the panel came up with two types of villains. The first is the villain who does bad things because it’s fun. The second is the villain who doesn’t consider himself a villain, […]
Dr. Horrible, scientific experiments, and how that relates to deep characters
I just read a blog post by Sarah Fine about making choices and it got me thinking (check out the post here). She had a great point that all characters in fiction have to make choices. And you could put 40 different people in a situation, and they will all act differently. One thing I […]
