Hey there! This is part of a series on developing fictional characters using supposed traits of zodiac signs. Whether you believe in astrology or not, it’s a fun way to think about it. Today we’re looking at Scorpio! [AdSense-B] Scorpio is a common personality type for romance heroes – so much so that if your romance hero is a Scorpio,
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Hey, I’m guest blogging today. If you want to, check it out at The Write Life!
This list of 67 superstitions… grew out of my list of character quirks for my Master Lists for Writers book. I threw a few superstitions in there, and then I couldn’t stop thinking about them! I think they’re fascinating, so I researched a list of them to share here. I believe many of these are European superstitions. If I’ve come
In the month of November, hundreds of thousands of people will participate in National Novel Writing Month, in which they attempt to write fifty thousand words of a novel. And like every year, people will write blog posts and columns about why they hate NaNoWriMo. To be clear, NaNoWriMo is not for every writer. Not everyone likes to write fast –
Hey y’all! Today I am blogging over at Fiction University about a terrible condition that afflicted my early stories. (It still plagues my first drafts, to be honest.) Check it out!
This is one of my favorite tips for how to write good dialogue… Give your characters something to do while they talk! The wonderful movie Warrior has a great lesson in how to write good dialogue. In one scene, a science teacher who moonlights as a fighter talks with his wife late at night while he repairs his girls’ dollhouse
I will admit that of all the zodiac signs, Libra is the hardest one for me to pin down. But if I’m understanding the classic Libra personality type correctly, Libras themselves can be hard to pin down, because they go back and forth on decisions and often want to get along with everyone. Let’s take a look at Libra characteristics!