10 Books with the Best Sidekicks & Special Giveaway
Giveaway information is at the end. Who doesn't love a good sidekick? Sometimes they're fun and sassy, sometimes they're the moral...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Jan 9, 2020
- 3 min
The Sidekicks of Our Lives
Sidekicks get a bad rep: It can be easy for audiences to overlook a supporting role in favor of lavishing praise and adoration on the...
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E.E. Suchowolec
- Jan 2, 2020
- 2 min
Deuter-What??: A Discussion on Sidekicks
Superheroes have their wards. Hobbits have their friends. Detectives have their doctors. I haven't called any characters by name, but I'm...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Writing Characters with Disabilities
Writing is meant to be a safe space, and the only thing more invalidating than non-representation is bad representation. Sometimes in a...
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Stephanie Stott
- Aug 5, 2019
- 3 min
The Art of Historical Fiction
If you could write a story through Abraham Lincoln's eyes, how would you capture it? How did his wife react to that tragic night at...
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EJ Fowler
- Apr 26, 2019
- 5 min
Casually LGBT+: Reinventing Tired Tropes
The past few years have shown an increasing demand for more diverse media, especially when it comes to LGBT+ characters. Audiences crave...
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EJ Fowler
- Jan 26, 2019
- 3 min
There's Something About Mary Sue
Let me present you with a hypothetical situation. Let’s say that I’m pitching a YA novel about a young witch who, through circumstances...
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Nilufer Gadgieva
- Jan 10, 2019
- 7 min
5 Steps to Writing a Protagonist Readers Won't Hate
Creating a fictional character of your own is probably one of the most rewarding experiences of being a writer. A solid main can...
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Juliet Dore
- May 10, 2018
- 3 min
Writing Your Character's Eulogy
You are probably thinking, “Wait, Did I read that right? A eulogy for a fictional character that may not even actually die in my story?...
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Mar 10, 2018
- 3 min
Outlining a Character
Creating a new character can be one of the best parts of the writing process. You get to build a whole new person (or animal or inanimate...
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Robyn Cross
- Mar 10, 2017
- 4 min
Dynamic Characters
Characters are vital to the storytelling process. They're how we relate to and tell the story. Without them, a good story rarely exists...
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