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Without great characters, fiction would be dead. Who can forget Gollum whispering to himself and slinking through the shadows of Moria in Lord of the Rings? What about the seemingly dark and mysterious Severus Snape in Harry Potter and how it’s not really clear what side he’s really on? Or the moustache...

Some of the best stories in literature feature character vs. character conflict. Would the Harry Potter series be the same without the intense struggle between the dark wizard Voldemort and the teenaged Harry? It certainly resonated with millions of readers around the world who read book after book to...

A character without description is a stick figure, but a character with just the right amount of description is a realistic photograph. Description brings characters to life and makes readers feel like they actually know them. Can you imagine the main character from your favorite book right now? If you...

As a writer, the methods you use to reveal your characters affect your readers’ engagement with the story. Characters are the vessel through which readers experience the events of the story, so it’s important to create characters that readers can sympathize with and cheer on as they embark on their physical...

All writers want to produce high-quality work, the next best seller or just something that will engage their audience. A good story is obviously key to this with a killer plot, excellent characters and good twists and turns to keep the reader guessing, but so is editing. Editors are trained to tweak...