Character Emotions, Defence Mechanisms and Change
Stephanie Carty talks all about character psychology to help you create realistic fictional humans.
Swipe Right (Write?)
If you only do one bit of writing this week, make it this characterisation exercise from Writers’ HQ
WRITING EXERCISE: Let’s get subversive
Okay, let’s be honest. We’ve all started writing a character only to realise that we’ve inadvertently borrowed traits from well-known, well-worn stereotypes or tropes. In most cases, it’s down to not quite knowing your character well enough, and so we rely on tried and tested characteristics and quirks in an attempt to bring them to […]
WRITING EXERCISE: The moment you walked into the room…
Who fancies a wee characterisation exercise? Whether you’re making up a totally brand new fictional person, or developing a cast member from an existing work-in-progress, this exercise is a quick ‘n’ clever way of getting to know a little more about your character on various levels, eg: The image of themselves they want to project […]