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Would you like to play along with the 500 Club, but don't have your own blog or website? Simply copy and paste your work into the box below and one of us will read it. This isn't a competition, but a way for you to get the words flowing. No need to write in a vacuum. Let us see what you can do.
Category Archives: Creating Solid Characters
Save the Cat and Keep ‘em Reading
Can you escape a dystopia in under 500 words? THE BREAK is up at Brain Harvest. Go read it and see. That was awesome, wasn’t it? And now, today’s post. Amy’s recent rave review of Save The Cat inspired me … Continue reading
Unstoppable Serenity
This week the PLC is going Beyond the Bookshelves, to examine other aspects of pop culture that inform our writing. We also are unrolling a fantastic new feature this week- Guest Spot Tuesday. Our first guest blogger is Sam Sykes, … Continue reading
Posted in Amy McLane, Beyond the Bookshelves, Creating Solid Characters, Writing
Tagged Browncoats, Firefly, Sam Sykes, Serenity, Shiny, The Hero of Canton, Things I like
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For the Sake of Being Evil
By S. C. Green This week I want to talk about antagonists, villains and your overall not-so-do-gooders. You know the ones, the characters that are forever plotting to take over the world or bent on destroying it. The character your … Continue reading
Characters on A Wire: A Study of HBO’s “The Wire”
By: Michael James Greenwald Well, Happy Sunday Funday everyone!! And Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate and Happy Anti-Valentine’s Day to those that don’t. For my topic on this glorious Sunday in Chicago, I was going to select love…love, … Continue reading
Posted in Creating Solid Characters, Michael Greenwald, Writing
Tagged characterization, characters, conflict, emotion, love, the wire, tv writing, Writing
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Make Them Real
By S. C. Green How do I create solid characters? Well, I hate to dispel the magic here, but they don’t happen from the get go. I have to finesse them onto the page one word at a time. Let … Continue reading
Posted in Creating Solid Characters, S. C. Green, Writing, Writing Tools
Tagged Interviews, occupations, situation, stereotypes, visual aids
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