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Character Development

A collection of 4 posts

I’m Conflicted
Character Development

I’m Conflicted

These conflicts inside the heads of your characters are not just there for window dressing. They serve a structural purpose in your storytelling.

  • Amy Diane Short
    Amy Diane Short
3 min read
Brainstorm Forcasted
Technical Skills

Brainstorm Forcasted

I used the affinity diagram to help me think through the implications of my protagonist’s socially isolated upbringing.

  • Amy Diane Short
    Amy Diane Short
4 min read
Real People in a Small World
world-building

Real People in a Small World

It’s terrible to imagine so much sorrow crammed into such a small village. The despair must have been inescapable.

  • Amy Diane Short
    Amy Diane Short
3 min read
A Recipe for Character
Writing

A Recipe for Character

They are silly, sometimes wrong, bickering, and earnest human beings. How they say something and interact is more interesting than the ostensible topic at hand.

  • Amy Diane Short
    Amy Diane Short
3 min read
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