Letting Characters Take the Wheel
“When characters are really alive, before their author, the latter does nothing but follow them in their action.” ~ Luigi Pirandello I made one great mistake in the writing of my first novel (and, of...
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Characterization
Strong, well-developed characters are the key to great fiction. But how does one create them? If you google character building you’ll find a lot of great tips—questionnaires to fill out, interviews,...
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My Gripe with Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (And Godzilla. And Pacific Rim....
I was excited for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which was perhaps my first mistake. I should stop having high expectations for blockbusters, as they are almost never realized. Still, I remember very...
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Scrivener Work Flow for Scenes with Many Characters
Last week I was working on a difficult scene in which my protagonist is thrown into a new situation full of new characters. This is always challenging to execute, because I don’t want to overwhelm the...
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How to Craft Wounded Characters
No one passes through life unscathed. We are all wounded along the road, in countless large and small ways. Realistic characters have hidden wounds (or not-so hidden wounds) from the moment they appear...
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