by kris@kriskennedy.net | Apr 26, 2023 | Characters, Plot Stuff, Tension
We writers spend a lot of time working on plot, and that’s great. Plots are fun. I mean, who doesn’t like a murdered coworker or a cupcake bakery in trouble or a zombie invasion?? But in most genre fiction-and especially romance-dynamic, characters are the...
by kris@kriskennedy.net | Feb 9, 2022 | Characters, Plot Stuff, Tension
Comfortable characters are boring characters. Or rather, comfortable characters make for boring story. You want to be testing your character in every single scene. This is one of the keys to strong character development, and one of the most powerful ways to build a...
by kris@kriskennedy.net | Feb 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fighting the Giant In every story, your characters are fighting the giant. Remember the story of David and Goliath? The underdog, the under-equipped, outmatched small guy going out to the fight the clearly dominant, stronger, more powerful opponent? Fiction, at its...
by kris@kriskennedy.net | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Character Development Starts in Chapter One We writers spend a lot of time working on plot, and that’s great. Plots are fun. I mean, who doesn’t like a murdered coworker or a cupcake bakery in trouble or a zombie invasion?? But in most genre...
by kris@kriskennedy.net | May 11, 2020 | Characters, Plot Stuff, Story Worlds
Backstory Can Kill Story… Backstory…ugh. Or yay? Love it or hate it, backstory is essential to building a powerful, memorable character. And yet backstory can make writers pull out their hair. Why does backstory present such a problem? * It can slow the...
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