LAURENCE MACNAUGHTON

Tag: character arc

  • Create Better Characters in 6 Easy Steps

    Create Better Characters in 6 Easy Steps

    Readers may be intrigued by a good plot. But if your characters are interesting, readers will remember them long after they close the book. It can be tough to create fully fleshed-out, three-dimensional characters. I explain how to do it over at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog. P.S. Get more free writing tips when…

  • Transform Your Hero and Get Published

    I was just listening to a fantastic interview with the late, great Blake Snyder, author of the Save the Cat! books.  One of the many insightful things he said was, “Tell me a story about a hero who transforms over the course of an adventure.” That’s something that I struggle with in my own writing. …