9 Tips for Creating a Heroic Protagonist by DesdemonaDeBlake, literature
Literature
9 Tips for Creating a Heroic Protagonist
9 Tips for Creating a Heroic Protagonist
Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0
Chapter 5 “Characters” – Section 2.1 “Heroes
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"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
-Christopher Reeve
Within the realm of Protagonists, the main characters who drive your plot forward, there is a type that stands out among the rest for its popularity and dramatic power. This protagonist is called the “hero,” and is probably the most popular type of main character that people use. Heroes are characters who a
How to Pace Character Arc by illuminara, literature
Literature
How to Pace Character Arc
Everyone loves stories about underdogs pulling off a big win and the likes of Han Solo picking up arms to fight for what’s right. But what about when a character just can’t make up his mind to do anything? Or the girl who’s always right no matter what and never has a bad thing happen to her? Those stories just aren’t as interesting and can verge on annoying.
So how do you fix them? You’ve got to plan the pace of your character arc, your character’s journey of transformation, from the very beginning.What Is Character Arc?
Character arc is a change in your character physically, emotionally, or spiritually fro
12 Tips for Punctuating Sentences in Your Novel-p2 by DesdemonaDeBlake, literature
Literature
12 Tips for Punctuating Sentences in Your Novel-p2
12 Tips for Punctuating Sentences in Your Novel
Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0
Chapter 7 “Editing” – Section 5 “Punctuation”
(Part 2 of 2. Click here for Part 1)
The Dash ( — )
The dash is the secret weapon of the writing realm—particularly to the writing student who has just discovered them and vowed to never use commas again! (Please don't make this vow; and yes, I was screaming.) Writers sometimes use dashes for two of the same primary uses that commas serve—to mark additional information and to separate clauses/phrases. So why might we use a dash instead of commas or parentheses? The dash
12 Tips for Punctuating Sentences in Your Novel-p1 by DesdemonaDeBlake, literature
Literature
12 Tips for Punctuating Sentences in Your Novel-p1
12 Tips for Punctuating Sentences in Your Novel
Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0
Chapter 7 “Editing” – Section 5 “Punctuation”
(Part 1 of 2. Click here for Part 2)
“No iron can pierce the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.” ~Isaac Babel
At the beginning stages of writing, presenting punctuation often seems like the enforcement of an arbitrary set of rules by which the man can judge us and assign value to our writing, as opposed to looking at the quality of what we are saying. Perhaps this is because of how grammar is taught in schools—not as a useful tool for e
7 Tips For Writing Action Scenes by DesdemonaDeBlake, literature
Literature
7 Tips For Writing Action Scenes
7 Tips For Writing Action Scenes
Anybody Can Write a Novel
Chapter 7 “From Story to Art” – Section 7 “Action Scenes”
With Links to Supplementary Material
Action scenes in a novel are a difficult tool to master, but well worth the time and effort to create dramatic an memorable scenes that will engage and entertain your readers. To pull them off effectively, you must be able to keep a quick yet varied pace, keep a tight focus, reflect your story, and make it all quick and crisp. Today, I'm going to give you a starting-point for honing your skills in this method of storytelling.
Tip 1: Create a visible plane
7 Tips for Introducing Your Characters by DesdemonaDeBlake, literature
Literature
7 Tips for Introducing Your Characters
7 Tips for Introducing Your Characters
Anybody Can Write a Novel
Chapter 5 “Choosing and Designing Characters” – Section 3 “Introductions”
With Links to Supplementary Material
When a reader first picks up a book, they create an instant connection with the author of the story—formed through a required level of trust just so that the two of you can immerse yourselves in the world you have created. The writer and the reader are, at that point, friends or pleasant acquaintances; and at that moment of relationship and immersion into the realm of story, the characters become just as real as the reader/write
“So, the pillars of smoke have no real power?” Steve said.
“They do, it just isn't what you were taught in school,” I laughed. “The wizards think they know the world, but they do not. It is we scientists who possess the truth. The smoke pillars do not keep out the western demons. There are no western demons, just other people. The pillars are in fact the waste expulsion devices we use to dispose of the smoke that is produced when we make these.”
I motioned to the water purifier pipe we were sinking into the swamp.
“And this destroys the curse of the swamp?”
“There is no curse. There ar
Brian Kesinger: Character Driven by techgnotic, journal
Brian Kesinger: Character Driven
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Disney Artist Brian Kesinger on Creating Story through Character
Foreword by techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic)
It is with great pleasure we welcome BrianKesinger (https://www.deviantart.com/briankesinger) as a guest writer to the Today Page Editorial Team. Considering his authentic citizenship within the deviantART community, his thoughts and insights will be of great value to all aspiring artists, illustrators, writers and others involved in any creative endeavor. For over 18 years, Brian has worked for Walt Disney Studios on films like Big Hero 6, Winnie the Pooh, Tarzan, Tangled, Wreck It Ralph and Bolt. Brian is author and illustrator of his own octovictorian creation, the wild
Blurg, he said
Bloorph, she replied
Bibble, he inquired
Bloop, she responded
Ballooo, he crowed
Ballee, she squeed
Ba-kneeknee, he cooed
Ba-kneeknee, she sighed
It’s not what you say it’s how you say it.