The Writer's Workout

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , Link wakes up entombed and suffering from amnesia. At the heart of his lost memories is Zelda, but—what is his connection to her? Why is that name… familiar? As the game unfolds, you are prompted to fight, explore, and, most pertinently: recall the past through Zelda's scattered memories. The game's open design allows you to experience them in any order, emulating Link's recollection without dissolving the story. And there lies the

As a writer (and reader) who is passionate about character-driven stories, I’ve picked up ways in which writers are able to write...

The OCD Cycle by M.Bitton Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a complex mental illness that is, unfortunately, often misrepresented with...

What Is Backstory? Backstory is a literary device used to present the history of a character before the events of a story begin. This...

One of the key elements of successful character development is knowing your character’s backstory, even though character development in...

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...