Character studies: August 28, 2023

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: 

• How your characters' relationship is a character: Author K.M. Weiland explains why your characters' relationships with one another is a key part of developing a rich, engaging novel (Helping Writers Become Authors).

• The doomsday prepper: Becca Puglisi explores the character type and trope of a doomsday prepper (Writers Helping Writers).

• The good, the bad, the unsympathetic character: Author Laura Elliot describes creating characters who are determined to be "bad" (Women Writers, Women's Books).