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Back to Search13.18: Naturally Revealing Character Motivation
Season 13 Episode 18
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard What motivates us? What really motivates us? Why? (Note: our motivations are probably not in service of so…
7 years, 10 months ago
13.17: What Writers Get Wrong, with Jamahl Crouch
Season 13 Episode 17
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard, with Jamahl Crouch Jamahl Crouch (Illusmm1 on Instagram) joined us at the GenCon Indy Writers Symposium t…
7 years, 11 months ago
13.16: Avoiding Flat Characters
Season 13 Episode 16
Your Hosts: Brandon, Valynne, Dan, and Howard For our purposes, the term "flat character" refers to a character who lacks the depth required to maint…
7 years, 11 months ago
13.15: What Writers Get Wrong, with Mike Stop Continues
Season 13 Episode 15
Recorded live at WXR 2017. Your Hosts: Dan, Mary, Aliette, and Howard, with special guest Mike Stop Continues Mike has multiple areas of expertise, b…
7 years, 11 months ago
13.14: Character Nuance
Season 13 Episode 14
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Amal, and Maurice Let's talk about characters who have conflict built right into them; characters whose attributes and att…
7 years, 11 months ago
13.13: Character Voice
Season 13 Episode 13
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard Character voice, the flow, order, and feel of words that is unique to a particular character, is extremely…
7 years, 11 months ago
13.12: Q&A on Heroes, Villains, and Main Characters
Season 13 Episode 12
Your Cast: Brandon, Valynne, Dan, Howard You had questions about heroes, villains, and main characters. We have answers! Here are the questions: How …
8 years ago
13.11: Writing Secondary Characters, with Charlaine Harris
Season 13 Episode 11
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard, with special guest Charlaine Harris Charlaine Harris joined us in front of a live audience at the GenCon …
8 years ago
13.10: Handling a Large Cast
Season 13 Episode 10
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Amal, and Maurice What are our favorite techniques for managing large casts of characters, and how do our processes differ…
8 years ago
13.9: Quick Characterization
Season 13 Episode 9
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard How do you go about defining a character for your readers when you don't have many words to devote to the …
8 years ago