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Character Interview: Questions to Develop Your Characters
A character interview helps writers and students learn who a character is. Get question sets, a worked example, and tips for turning answers into a profile.
Writing Craft
Character & Revision
6 guides, starting with Character Interview: Questions to Develop Your Characters.
Books to Learn to Write
A practical reading list of books to learn to write fiction, grouped by what you need: habit, story structure, character, editing, and prose, with tips on using them.
How to Critique a Story
Learn how to critique a story in a way that helps the writer: read in passes, judge character and plot, phrase feedback kindly, and avoid vague comments.
Rewriting a Book
Learn how to rewrite a book: how rewriting differs from editing, when to start over, a step-by-step process, how many drafts to expect, and how to know when to stop.
Sage Character Examples
Explore well-known sage character examples from myth, fantasy, and modern fiction, plus what makes the archetype work and how to write your own wise guide.
Writing a Book in First Person
Learn how to write a book in first person: when to choose it, how to build a narrator's voice, handle limits of knowledge, pick a tense, and avoid common mistakes.
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