Is Your Protagonist Worth Writing About?
A dull protagonist is sure to bog down your story. Here's how to make sure your main character is a winner.
Establishing a Character's Normal Life
The seemingly "normal" aspects of your protagonist's life should lead to something much more unstable and interesting. Here's an exercise to help!
Work Through Your Flaws by Reading Your Favorite Authors
Some of your best learning as a writer will come from reading. Here's how to discover your own flaws by experiencing your ...
Is Your Protagonist Worth Writing About?
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Establishing a Character's Normal Life
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Work Through Your Flaws by Reading Your Favorite Authors
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THE ESSENTIALS
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Sometimes we get stuck developing a character, creating a setting, or deciding what happens next in the plot. Here are two exercises to help open the flow of ideas.
Here’s an exercise that’s designed to help you see what needs to happen in the middle of your story.
Writing Prompt: Who’s the Antagonist Here?
Did Dr. Seuss turn the antagonist-protagonist relationship on its head in The Grinch? Hmmm… Let’s talk about it!
Writing Prompt: What’s Happening Here?
OK, Fightin’ Bookworms, time to get creative. We give you a photo, you give us a story!
Here are some fun exercises to get you in the writing habit.
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Writing Exercises for Developing Story Ideas
Two fun writing exercises: One to do privately, and one to share with other Fightin’ Bookworms!
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