Character Exercise: Who’s Their Type?
While I’m no supporter of the idea that every story needs a romance in there somewhere, I do think that a character’s interest in romantic partners, particularly of the long-term persuasion, can say a...
View ArticleCharacter Exercise Followup: Matchmaker, Matchmaker…
Yesterday, I talked about learning about a character through trying to figure out what the perfect romantic partner for her would be like. Of course, even with fictional characters, one really...
View ArticleCharacterization Exercise: Who’s Your Ideal Enemy?
There’s a lot to be said about the peculiar dance between two enemies: a blend of mutual hatred, a peculiar sort of chemistry, and who knows what in the middle. It makes conflicts interesting—but like...
View ArticleSuperior-Subordinate Relationships: Looking Upward
It goes without saying that not all characters are created equal—and certainly not hierarchically. Where you have organizations, you will have the people in charge and the people they are in charge of,...
View ArticleSuperior-Subordinate Relationships: View from Above
Yesterday, I talked about figuring out a superior-subordinate dynamic from the subordinate’s point of view. Let’s reverse it now, and look at things that might affect the superior’s view of the...
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