I have long talks with my husband wherein I wrestle with the decisions my heroines make, how they think and act and approach their various relationships in life. I don’t do this with my heroes. My male characters are fairly straightforward to write. They’re complex, and while many still polarize people, I feel like they’re …
Reviews for The Wolf of Oren-yaro have begun pouring in, and one thing that is common across the board is how people are having intense reactions to the characters. Some are universally hated. “Frustration” also comes up quite often. Why do these characters act the way they do? Is it all just in the name of realism? …
Depression is a funny word when you say it around people from my culture. Growing up, it was used as a joke: “Poor people go crazy. Rich people get depressed.” I can even remember it being used as an insult… “Hey, it’s ‘Depressed,’ paying a visit. Let’s all act nice around her.” I’ve suffered from …
I‘m almost sure I already did a show vs. tell post somewhere here before. Oh, well. That must’ve been years ago. My books are starting to get a reputation as something you have to pay close attention to in order to get the most out of them. I feel like I should address this. I …
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Character-driven versus plot-driven is an age-old debate, one that is particularly interesting to see when it rears its head in genre fiction, which by its very nature is the definition of plot-driven in the first place. There’s also a bit of confusion on what this actually means–I’ve had to learn to tell the difference myself …
Read more “A Deeper Look at the Difference Between Character-Driven and Plot-Driven Narratives”
