Crafting Great Characters Starts and Ends with Motivation
This material ran on my blog four years ago, but it’s worth sharing again! Most fiction writers know that character…
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Rival Archetypes for Your Novel
What would a novel be without a good antagonist or two? There are some wonderful “Rival” archetypes that you might…
Archetypes for the Supporting Cast in Your Novel
Archtypes can be inspirational and helpful in not just crafting your hero or heroine but all your secondary characters. Don’t…
8 Key Female Archetypes to Consider for Your Novel
Last week we took a look at a number of diverse male archetypes that might inspire the characters in your…
A Look at 8 Key Male Archetypes for Your Novel
While we don’t want to create cookie-cutter stereotyped characters, learning about archetypes can be tremendously helpful in character development. We’ve…
Developing a Strong Novel Concept Starting with an Archetype
We’ve been starting to explore archetypes on Monday’s section on novel writing. I talked about some of the basic archetypes…
Questions to Help You Come Up with Archetypes and Character Arcs
Why would a writer plan to use archetypes when crafting a short story or a novel? Because archetypes bring tremendous…
Using Archetypes to Create Powerful Characters in Your Fiction
What makes great novels great, more than any other thing, is great characters. And while there are no simple instructions…
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