Character role

Character archetypes share core truths about people's personalities, goals, fears and weaknesses. Learn how to use them well in your own fiction.

External conflict often plays a major role in genre fiction, forming the foundation for a story’s plot as the protagonist struggles to achieve their goal in the face of opposition. As such, many genre fiction writers spend a considerable amount of time developing their story’s plot arcs while givin

Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation

Mickey & Minnie’s Universe – Peg Digital

Compelling female characters are hard to write without getting stuck within the frames of stereotypical roles. Strong female characters don’t mean: Women who dislike shopping or hates wearing dresses. Women who dress like men and only have male friends. Women who get into physical fights an

A list of silly, random and personal questions to ask your characters. The purpose is to get to know your characters better and give them realistic traits.

Character arc types<< interesting to note they can double up sometimes

Different characters play different roles in a story. These roles fall into three categories (Card, 1988, p. 59), with the major character...