EPISODE · Jul 16, 2020 · 8 MIN
Five Tips When Writing Characters
from How to Write Good · host Daniel Poppie
I cannot say this enough: your main character is at the core of your story. The main character is what the reader experiences your story through. With few exceptions, your story is going to be understood through your main characters. Whoever you make that character is going to color every aspect of your story. If this is the case, we should probably take some time to develop our main characters, should be not? In this episode, I go through five different tips that will help you create characters.My Book: https://amzn.to/31UcCPgMy Newsletter:https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/a1r2k2 My other episodes on character:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32309239https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32313979https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32320666https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32324564https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32433487My Worldbuilding technique episode:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/31871877My Website:www.danielpoppie.com HTWG Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/howtowritegoodHTWG Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielpoppieHTWG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielpoppieOne Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet:https://www.spreaker.com/show/one-last-toast-for-ebenezer-fleet
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I cannot say this enough: your main character is at the core of your story. The main character is what the reader experiences your story through. With few exceptions, your story is going to be understood through your main characters. Whoever you make that character is going to color every aspect of your story. If this is the case, we should probably take some time to develop our main characters, should be not? In this episode, I go through five different tips that will help you create characters.My Book: https://amzn.to/31UcCPgMy Newsletter:https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/a1r2k2 My other episodes on character:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32309239https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32313979https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32320666https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32324564https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32433487My Worldbuilding technique episode:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/31871877My Website:www.danielpoppie.com HTWG Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/howtowritegoodHTWG Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielpoppieHTWG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielpoppieOne Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet:https://www.spreaker.com/show/one-last-toast-for-ebenezer-fleet
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