Character background: 7 tips to write better backstory
Learning how to write character background or backstory requires balancing present and past narration. Read 7 tips to write better backstory: 1. Decide events in characters’ pasts … Read More
Read Now Novel’s best character writing blog posts below. Learn how to create a cast for your story that is rich with bold personalities. The best stories make it easy for us to connect with characters and become invested in their story outcomes. Learn how to describe characters’ faces, postures, speech and more. You can also find helpful guides on creating conflict between characters, different kinds of relationships between members of the cast of your story and more.
Learning how to write character background or backstory requires balancing present and past narration. Read 7 tips to write better backstory: 1. Decide events in characters’ pasts … Read More
Indirect characterization is writing that paints in character detail by showing rather than telling. Rather than only tell readers about characters’ personalities and values, you can reveal them … Read More
In classic stories, characters often step off the page from their first introduction, fully realized. How do you write good character description that reveals enough to hook … Read More