So, today I am going to be discussing the Anti-Hero! Why? Well firstly, I haven't covered it before and secondly, one of my own stories has one so I thought it might be a good time to bring it up.
Category: characters
How To Avoid Writing A Mary Sue Character
Several things can drive readers away from your book, and badly developed characters are definitely close to the top of that list. It's not always done intentionally but it's something that can ruin a good story. So, take the time to learn how not to write a Mary Sue-type character.
How To Write Romance In Your Novel
I am not a Romance Writer. This tutorial is about how you introduce romance into a story and what to consider when you do. It is not about writing a novel that is predominately romance-based.
How To Come Up With Great Character Names
So you have built your world, your story idea and have created these awesome, diverse and intriguing characters, now it's time to name them. How are you going to do that? Here are some of my thoughts on choosing names for your characters.
How To Kill Off Your Characters
Since my last tutorials were about fight scenes and battles & wars, I thought it might be prudent that this one would be about killing off characters. Not the favourite topic of writers as we're not always too keen to give them the ol' heave ho from their life.
How To Write Realistic Sex Scenes (pt.2)
This is the second part of my article on writing realistic sex scenes. If you missed it, check out How to write realistic Sex Scenes (pt 1). Sex scenes can appear in many books, not just romance and/or erotica. Making the scenes more realistic can add detail to your character and be enjoyable for your audience.
How To Write Realistic Sex Scenes (pt.1)
Let’s make something clear. This tutorial is about writing sex scenes in fiction NOT writing erotica. For those who don’t know the difference, erotica is literature written specifically to excite. Erotica has very basic plots that are moved along with sexual acts. This tutorial is about writing sex scenes within regular fiction (leaning, as usual, more towards fantasy fiction).
How To Make Realistic Memorable Characters
Characters are the life breath of your novel so you need to create strong, realistic, memorable characters. You want your readers to connect with them, to cheer for them, to grieve with them...to do that, you need to make realistic, memorable characters.
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