In many loved fantasy stories, some kind of priceless guide — a spell book, a mentor’s manual — offers profound wisdom and helps build a whimsical world. World-building isn’t easy, though, and if you’re creating a detailed fantasy world, it’s
Interviews with famous actors allow us to see the people behind the roles. Interviewing your characters is a great way to get to know them, too. The James Lipton Questionnaire is modelled on questions the famous actor and drama teacher
One of the most enjoyable elements of reading fiction is meeting characters who feel so realistic and believable we almost forget they’re fictive. Using an online dating profile template to brainstorm your characters is one way to create characters so
Great characters come to life through their traits and temperaments. There are many ways to develop characters, and the four temperaments (also known as the ‘four humors’) is one helpful approach. In this article, you’ll learn what the four temperaments
Many characters in fiction betray flawed thinking: in fact, cognitive distortions are often a key source of conflict throughout a story. This creates inner strife, and may be core to the obstacles standing between your characters and their goals. In
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