Have you ever wondered why some characters captivate the readers while others get forgotten? You might think that some characters are just better than others, but it goes much deeper than that. I’m about to tell you how to write compelling characters. Compelling characters are the ones who move the story forward. They shape the story, instead of letting it shape them. That doesn’t mean every reactive character isn’t compelling,…
There’s nothing I love more than a smart character, a character capable of solving impossible mysteries, mastering difficult spells, or navigating complex political games. You know the characters I’m talking about, the ones that pull out the solution from nowhere. The character that restores the last bit of hope you have when everything seems dark. However, the issue that many writers have with writing smart characters is that they think…
Your character’s life begins before the story does. They were a person before you even wrote that first chapter, and they’ll probably still exist after your story is over. Your character’s past is called character backstory in the literary world. I believe many of you are familiar with that concept and even have written a character backstory before. However, writing backstory is only the easy part; writing a natural backstory…
One thing many writers struggle with is revealing character backstory, which I completely understand. It’s a delicate matter. It’s important because it explains why the character is who they are. Nevertheless, you have to reveal the character’s backstory without giving out too much information and ending up boring the readers. I know, it’s always more complicated than it needs to be. However, I won’t let you struggle alone. In this…
Writing believable male characters is no easy task. Many writers worry that their male characters are stereotypical or flat. It is ordinary to worry about such issues because they are indeed common in the writing community. Furthermore, writing a believable male character sometimes feels unattainable. You might sometimes, while writing, think about whether you’re making the male characters a cliche or just a male version of a female character. We’re…
There are a few things writers can’t agree on, and how to write female characters is one of them. Any discussion around female characters is controversial. It’s a minefield where all the bombs are changing location, so you step on them every time. The worst part of the discussion around female characters is that it shouldn’t have to be like that. I mean, female characters are a portrayal of women,…
