Tag: psychology
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The Novelist’s New Clothes?
They say that novelists write millions of manuscripts each year. I’m not sure what the exact number is. But I might believe any number between […]
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Character Needs: The Need for Autonomy
Finishing out these posts on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. Today, a basic need that […]
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Character Needs: The Need for Community
Another post on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. Today, a need that has been on […]
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Character Needs: The Need for Intimacy
The next post on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. Today, the need for intimacy. We […]
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Character Needs: Physical Needs
The next post in my series of character needs from Character Fiction 101, the most basic of all: physical needs. Physical needs include air, water, […]
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Character Needs: The Need for Security
Another post on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. Today, the need for security, which played […]
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Character Needs: The Need for Attention
I’m posting a series on character needs, extracted from Character Fiction 101: How to Write Fictional Characters and Character Stories. I’m starting with the need […]
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10 Basic Character Needs
They say that effective story characters have problems, because problems mean conflict, and conflict makes for an interesting story. True enough. (See Wednesday’s post for […]
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Writing Your Characters Using the APET Model
Some of the most profound fiction-writing insights come from psychology, because the characters in fiction are whom you sympathize with, pulling you into the story […]
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PersonalityPage, Character Traits for Writers
I frequently use PersonalityPage.com to assemble personality traits for characterization. The site is not organized for writers. In fact, the site navigation is poorly designed […]
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