Andrew M. Friday

Category: characterization

  • You Can Never Have Too Many Character Infographics

    You Can Never Have Too Many Character Infographics

    Photo by Anfisa Eremina from Pexels

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Writing a novel, or even a short story, can be daunting. “I’ll never finish.” “I don’t have time.” “I’m not a good writer.” Everyone who writes fiction feels this way at times. Here are some habits I’ve picked up along the way to keep me from feeling overwhelmed: I email a scene idea to myself.…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I’ve always heard badly written characters can bring down a good story, but well-written characters can save a mediocre story. A few things I’ve learned over the years about writing characters: give each one distinct physical characteristic so the reader can picture them in his mind; give each character an inner goal, such as finding…

  • Epic Characters: How to Create Them

    Epic Characters: How to Create Them

    Creating characters for your story may be the hardest part of writing. But it’s the most important. Infographic from the blog Something Delicious: A Creative Catalyst for the Writer’s Soul

  • Friday's Findings

    Friday's Findings

    I always think of my first draft as a lump of clay I’ve been working on for only a few minutes. It’s wet and soggy and unpainted, but I know it’s unfinished and the best is yet to come. Why Your First Draft Isn’t Crap Stop Killing Your Creative Genius How a Career Can Reveal…

  • Wooden Characters

    Wooden Characters

    The best thing you can do when creating a character is give them a flaw. Here are some more tips on avoiding wooden characters. Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I’ve been the victim of a writing group troll. I didn’t even want to read my rough draft. Then he proceeded to tear it apart. I understood why there was another writing group that had broken off from his and why they didn’t include him. I wish I hadn’t let it discourage me. But that…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Some articles on fiction writing I’ve read lately. Enjoy! Healthy Writing Habits: All in the Wrist And . . . Scene! What Really Drives Your Characters? Do I Need a Platform and If So, How High? You Wrote a Novel. Now What Do You Do With It?

  • One Solution for Your Mid-NaNoWriMo Blues

    One Solution for Your Mid-NaNoWriMo Blues

    Is your NaNoWriMo story going nowhere? Here’s one possible solution: Throw in a new character. Don’t have time to create a new character? Here are some quick ways to create a new character for your work-in-progress: Index Card Shuffle: Take 10-15 index cards. On each card, write one character trait (ex. loves cars; wears homemade…