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What is Character Development?

What is Character Development?:

writeworld:

WHAT IS A CHARACTER-DRIVEN NOVEL ANYWAY?

I don’t write character-driven novels. Heck, I’m not even sure what the term means. I used to think it was when an author spent hundreds of pages muddling around inside a character’s head just to fill the gaps between a couple paragraphs of action.

I prefer to write plot-driven suspense thrillers. But how does the low-brow thriller writer create good characters? I’m still a novice on the subject so this is by...

knowyourewhole:Immigrants, we get the job done! [x]

knowyourewhole:

Immigrants, we get the job done! [x]

euph0r14:landscape | Eyes of a Bighorn | by Pcoskun |...

euph0r14:

landscape | Eyes of a Bighorn | by Pcoskun | http://ift.tt/1TesIIO

"If we can’t write diversity into sci-fi, then what’s the point? You don’t create new worlds to give..."

“If we can’t write diversity into sci-fi, then what’s the point? You don’t create new worlds to give them all the same limits of the old ones.”

- Jane Espenson (from interview with Advocate.com)

Warning: Characters in Mirror May Be Deeper Than They Appear

simplyoriginalcharacters:

…and you can show that in your writing!

By now you’ve probably seen me link the posts Because We’re More Than Eyes And Hair and Describing the Physical Attributes of Your Characters, both of which can be found on our FAQ. I could sit here and tell you all day long about describing faces and body types, but I won’t, because you’ve seen those posts before and you know where to find them if you want your memory refreshed. Instead, I’d like to discuss an oft-overlooked se...

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osgoodmichelle:You’ve lost the members of the Bloodrose pack who...

osgoodmichelle:

You’ve lost the members of the Bloodrose pack who were on your tail, RainyWolf16, by ducking into the “Granville Island Public Market”. They don’t know where to look for you in the crowd.

This close to the Moon Revel, the “Granville Island Public Market” is hotly contested territory, and every claim counts double for your pack. You have a choice, RainyWolf16. You can:

[Claim“Granville Island Public Market” for Waning Moon]

Or

[Stay hidden]

If you lay claim, the Bloodrose pack m...

HERE WE GO: Obama says schools cannot discriminate on the basis of gender identity

HERE WE GO: Obama says schools cannot discriminate on the basis of gender identity:

gaywrites:

The Obama administration took an unprecedented step towards equal access for transgender students today.

Every Title IX-compliant school in the countryreceived a letter stating that if they want to continue to receive federal funding, they must provide trans students with equal access to bathrooms, sports teams and other programs.

In other words: schools cannot discriminate on the basis of gender ide...

metal-maniac-starship-mechanic:Classy Retro Sci-fi by Sparth

metal-maniac-starship-mechanic:

Classy Retro Sci-fi by Sparth

"You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and..."

“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.
That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.”

- Octavia E. Butler