How and why to use incidental characters in your novel

Posted on 04/06/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin has one more type of character that she wants authors to make effective use of in their novels....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters

Add antagonists to your cast of supporting characters

Posted on 04/01/2020 at 03:51 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin has already discussed why and how to add secondary characters to your novel. The focus of her earlier...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters

How secondary characters can support your novel's plot

Posted on 03/23/2020 at 12:36 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Secondary characters don’t receive the bulk of the “screen time,” so to speak, but that doesn’t make them unnecessary or...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters

Consider journaling with intention to boost creativity

Posted on 03/17/2020 at 02:11 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A popular piece of advice on how to break your writer’s block is to do something besides write. Right now,...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Writer's block / writing prompts

C.S. Lakin: Give all your characters a job

Posted on 03/12/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Among the aspects of filmmaking that apply well to writing a book is the use of characters. Specifically, says C.S....

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Plot / narrative

C.S. Lakin: Your story can't stand on a character alone

Posted on 03/08/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin and many other novelists have seen their writing process begin with the image of one particular character. As...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Plot / narrative

Where can readers find passion in your fiction?

Posted on 02/15/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

C.S. Lakin knows that for some writers, the job is just that — a job. But for her — and,...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Motivational

How to start a story — and what to start writing

Posted on 02/03/2020 at 10:38 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fittingly for a Monday — the beginning of a traditional workweek — our RSS feed featured two different posts offering...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, First lines and first chapters, Writer's block / writing prompts, Writer's Digest

Use your own experiences to make your characters feel real

Posted on 01/28/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

“Write what you know,” in regards to characterization, does not mean you’re stuck creating endless versions of yourself in your...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, Characters, Writer's block / writing prompts

C.S. Lakin: More reasons to examine your first page with great care

Posted on 01/25/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One more time, as if you haven’t heard it: The first page of your novel is absolutely essential for capturing...

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Tagged As: C.S. Lakin / Live Write Thrive, First lines and first chapters