Why Giving Your Character Hobbies Makes Them Feel More Real
In reality, your characters exist solely to serve your story. They were born the moment they first appeared on the…
Reasons To Make Your Character Sacrifice Something They Want
Your story, be it fantasy, action, or romantic comedy, is about a character going in pursuit of what they want.…
Motivating Villains And Why It Makes Your Story Better
When you're writing a story, it's obviously important to make sure your Protagonist is well motivated. However, if your Antagonist…
How To Write Character Flaws And Why It Improves Your Story
When you write a story, quite often you'll find that you will write your Protagonist to be an essentially "perfect"…
How To Write Distinct Characters
On The Table Read, author JJ Barnes shares her creative writing advice for how to write distinct characters and why…
How To Create Good Characterisation
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes writes about Mr McGregor in Peter Rabbit The Movie, and what writing advice we…