[ISBW] Let’s Build A Character!

I Should Be Writing

English - February 17, 2022 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB - ★★★★ - 321 ratings
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Main Topic: Let’s Build A Character!

Using a character toolkit to help create characters for your story Better Backstories cards (see links) could help jumpstart ideas Yes, fictional characters living rent-free in your head is common with storytellers How hard is it to write a character who is completely manipulative/psychologically abusive/etc Next, Rory’s Story Cubes as a different story building tool Writer Emergency Pack idea cards by screenwriter John August Let’s Play A Game: group building a character’s backstory

February 10, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 13 | murverse.com
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