Tag: Character

• Ha! He’s Such a Character!

  

  Have you ever known someone who had an especially distinctive personality—someone who lit up the room or set the tone for the entire group? Perhaps this person was always acting unpredictably and you couldn’t help laughing at his antics. He was such a character! Well, just as we appreciate people for their unique personalities, readers…

  by C.E Bass

  July 5, 2023

  Technique

  Antagonist, Archetype, Backstory, Character, Character Arc, Character Chart, Character Sheet, Characterization, Flaws, Hero, Heroine, Identity, Name, Personality, POV, Profile, Protagonist, Strengths, Temperament, Villain, Weaknesses

• Head Hopping Prohibited

  

  OK—now that you know which point-of-view (POV) you need to write in and you have selected your POV character, let’s look at how POV is implemented. Most people familiar with this subject will have heard of the expression: head hopping. Head hopping takes the reader into the thoughts, feelings, and motives of non-POV characters and…

  by C.E Bass

  April 26, 2023

  Technique

  Awareness, Character, Head Hopping, Perspective, POV