Shifting Writers Block With Thumbnail Sketches by Robert Craven

We’ve all experienced this as a writer; the pulsing cursor, the blank page; the well

Creating New Characters From Nothing by Clio Gray

What I need up front is to find the right name for each of them.

Claudia Carroll on Creating Characters

You put twenty different authors into a room and ask them about their springboard for

Writing for Children – How To Make Your Book Age-Appropriate by Judi Curtin

As a primary school teacher who’s been writing for children for many years, I’m regularly

Keeping It Real In Dialogue by Mandy Baggot

Dialogue, and the ensuing ping pong as my characters word-jive with each other, is my

Children & Careers: A Writer’s Eye View Into the Reality of Women’s Choices

Things have changed dramatically for women over the last hundred years, from the last of

Writing Authentic And Readable Dialogue by Carmel Harrington

Imagine watching a movie without any dialogue. Now think of the last movie you watched

Creating Characters and Dialogue by Tanya Ravenswater

Writer’s Health Warning: what follows is about my own perspective on creating characters and dialogues

Listen to Your Characters by Ann O’Loughlin

All the time the voices are gabbing in my head. I do my utmost to

Creating Characters You Love by Faith Hogan

I’m not sure that I love every character I’ve ever written, actually, back in the

Character Development in Twisted River by Siobhan MacDonald

Briefly: In Twisted River two families come to an arrangement to swap homes on either

How Many Sides to a Story? by Margaret Scott Darcy

I never told as many lies as I did in the early stages of writing

Finding Character Voice by Deborah Bee

If you’re from a journalism background, you’re not really used to making stuff up –

Dinah Jefferies on Building Characters in The Silk Merchant’s Daughter

The Silk Merchant’s Daughter is all about the search for identity – a theme I

Creating Compelling and Believable Characters

Well rounded, real, believable characters are literally the life blood of great fiction.  It sounds

Maria Duffy: It’s All About Character

People often tell me that I write books very quickly. And if we’re just talking

Who Likes An Anti Hero? By Rebecca Whitney

When I began work on my novel, The Liar’s Chair, my intention was to write

Creating a Killer Cast of Characters by Marnie Riches

An aspect of my writing that reviewers of The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die and advance

Creating Characters with Sarah Webb

Creating believable characters is one of the most exciting and rewarding elements of being a writer.

How to Make Your Characters Dance by Ann O’Loughlin

Characters have a way of sneaking in to my head and setting up home. First