character development Archives - Authors A.I.
Genres, Writer tipsDecember 14, 2023
How to incorporate your life into your novel’s characters

How to incorporate your life into your novel’s characters

Authors Alessandra Torre and Mary Carroll Moore discuss how writers can incorporate themselves into their characters. Mary Carroll shares how she incorporated some of her own life experiences into her new book, "A Woman’s Guide to Search and Rescue."

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Genres, Writer tipsMarch 10, 2023
Killing it with a Crime Fiction series

Killing it with a Crime Fiction series

Alessandra Torre and Pamela Fagan Hutchins discuss tips for writing a compulsively readable crime fiction series.

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Genres, Writer tipsFebruary 20, 2023
Deepening character development in a novel

Deepening character development in a novel

Bestselling author A.L. Jackson shares her five essential elements to writing every scene - and how this develops unforgettable characters that will live in readers’ hearts.

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Author resources, Writer tipsNovember 18, 2021
Secrets of writing in different voices

Secrets of writing in different voices

Authors Jeff Wheeler and Alessandra Torre chat about writing in different voices and character point of views.

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Writer tipsApril 1, 2021
Building strong side characters

Building strong side characters

In the latest First Draft Friday, author Cindy Skaggs discusses how you can use secondary characters to improve your novel.

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Author posts, Writer tipsSeptember 2, 2020
Using new methods to steer your story

Using new methods to steer your story

Two veteran fiction authors share their method of writing characters and developing scenes through the use of a four-step approach to character decision-making.

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