Character Development

All good stories must have at least one main character (protagonist) and one opposing character or villain (antagonist). Constructing well-developed protagonists and...

The villain or antagonist in a novel or screenplay is critical to the story. Author and screenwriter Brandyn Cross follows the same process to develop his antagonist...

When Laurel Anne Hill, award-winning author and former underground storage tank operator, begins to write, she doesn’t know much about her characters. Sometimes, they...

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Everything , Jennifer Weiner, discusses exploring Instagram vs. reality in her new novel Big Summer and the familiarity...

Putting careful consideration into your antagonist’s backstory makes for a richer story overall, explains author, teacher, writing coach, and speaker Mandy Jackson-Beverly...