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I had my characters well developed personality-wise, though I have to admit that I (later on) made character sheets for them, but after being warped...

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If by Novel 1, you mean literally the first novel you've ever completed, and now your first, immortal love feels like a passing crush, it might be...

Character growth, while a good and desirable thing, is not necessary. There are whole series, like many series of detective novels, where the whole...

You never know when being good at soccer will be useful... Explanation to who missed what happened there: Some huge protests are happening in...

One suggestion to add to the conversation here. If the character is strong, make him strong in relation to the other characters. They try to break...

A character not growing at all isn't the worst-case scenario, and while it's often something that bores me, there's a dedicated niche for it. (I...

I agree on Obi-wan. One thing I note with both him and Gandalf is a small infusion of humor in the character. I think it may be important to humanize...

I've made sheets for some of my characters but they refuse to sleep in them. -= Skip =-

Another one I like is misunderstanding. One character misinterprets what the other says. Or goes off on tangents. Or otherwise creates verbal...

This sounds interesting. Any slots still open?

Having a cover letter is a bit like saying hello to someone before trying to sell them something. Occasionally, a publication will have guidelines...

OK, thanks. Is there anything else that needs to be done? I just had a thought of finding a deity or character that is strong enough to revive the...

Often the interesting part of dialogue isn't what the characters say, but what they don't say. I think of it this way... When you wait for an...

Fill it with conflict and tension. Have characters' responses reflect their emotional interpretation of what was said instead of answering direct...

Well, I just got a free preview of HBO, and have been using the on demand service to marathon season 2 and now season 3. I read all the (available)...