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Build These Seven Growth Milestones into Your Character’s Arc

April 29, 2025

Build These Seven Growth Milestones into Your Character’s Arc

April 29, 2025

While there are many kinds of stories, most of them today are about a protagonist navigating a change or growth arc. In this model, the character undergoes a personal journey…

Character Secret Thesaurus: Giving Up a Child

April 24, 2025

Character Secret Thesaurus: Giving Up a Child

April 24, 2025

What secret is your character keeping? Why are they safeguarding it? What’s at stake if it’s discovered? Does it need to come out at some point, or should it remain…

Writing 101: 7 Tips for Writing Strong Dialogue

April 22, 2025

Writing 101: 7 Tips for Writing Strong Dialogue

April 22, 2025

Welcome to the next post in our Writing 101 series: Dialogue Techniques. The first installment covered common mistakes with dialogue mechanics, which are important to master if you want to…

Character Secret Thesaurus: Living Under a Curse

April 19, 2025

Character Secret Thesaurus: Living Under a Curse

April 19, 2025

What secret is your character keeping? Why are they safeguarding it? What’s at stake if it’s discovered? Does it need to come out at some point, or should it remain…

Phenomenal First Pages Contest – Guest Editor Edition

April 17, 2025

Phenomenal First Pages Contest – Guest Editor Edition

April 17, 2025

Hey, wonderfulwriterly people! It’s time for Phenomenal First Pages, our monthly critique contest. So, if you need a bit of help with your first page, today’s the day to enter…

Character Secret Thesaurus: Hiding the Truth about Family

April 12, 2025

Character Secret Thesaurus: Hiding the Truth about Family

April 12, 2025

What secret is your character keeping? Why are they safeguarding it? What’s at stake if it’s discovered? Does it need to come out at some point, or should it remain…

Using a Character’s Personality Traits to Generate Conflict

April 10, 2025

Using a Character’s Personality Traits to Generate Conflict

April 10, 2025

When it comes to generating conflict, your character’s personality can help ensure that sparks fly, especially when their traits clash with someone else’s. When people grate on one another their…

Five Ways to Get Your Protagonist to Realize They’re the Problem

April 8, 2025

Five Ways to Get Your Protagonist to Realize They’re the Problem

April 8, 2025

We’ve all heard the writing advice that we need to throw rocks at our protagonists. More obstacles, more tough choices, and more loss test them and force them to grow…

Character Secret Thesaurus: Fleeing a Crime Scene

April 5, 2025

Character Secret Thesaurus: Fleeing a Crime Scene

April 5, 2025

What secret is your character keeping? Why are they safeguarding it? What’s at stake if it’s discovered? Does it need to come out at some point, or should it remain…

How to Use Writing Prompts to “Unstick” Writer’s Block

April 1, 2025

How to Use Writing Prompts to “Unstick” Writer’s Block

April 1, 2025

By Savannah Cordova Stop me if you’ve heard this one: you’re at your desk, laptop or notebook open, hours stretching out before you… but you can’t seem to get the…