Posted on August 21, 2023 at 9:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer.
Here are the recent posts they shared that focus on character issues in fiction:
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The pessimist: How fitting for a Monday that we can share the entry on pessimists from Becca Puglisi's character type and trope thesaurus (Writers Helping Writers).
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The important role secondary characters play: C.S. Lakin probably proved her point to most people by referencing Sherlock Holmes’s sidekick Watson in her post about the value of your novel's supporting cast member(s) (Live Write Thrive).
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My six-point character-building process: Bestselling author Karen Rose shares the outline she fills in for her heroes, heroines, and villains, to make sure she starts a new book on the right track (Writer's Digest).
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