Use Flash Fiction to Develop Characters

“You must learn to be three people at once: writer, character, and reader.” ― Nancy Kress, Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints   Creating characters is easy. Developing them is the...

Creating Memorable Children’s Book Characters

Ask any children’s book author where they get ideas for characters, and you’ll get some similar answers: watching my kids, watching other people’s kids, remembering what it was like when I was a kid – you get the idea. But, what if your character isn’t human? It turns...