Storyology from Both Sides of the Page
Call me “whiny”, but it’s totally unfair that elementary teachers get gifts every year. I mean, c’mon, secondary teachers have more students, do more grading, and build more meaningful bonds with students (when they do build them). We deserve gifts, dammit! Aaawwww…. Is Nia the jealous…? Not really; I got gifts from students every year. […]
How your character speaks is important to understand their background. Rather than info-dump, you can imply it with accent, speech patterns, idioms…
As I started to work on my character development, I had to keep in mind that dialogue is a key feature to understanding a character. How they speak can reveal much of their demographics–let alone the content of their conversation. If you didn’t know that, you know it now.
‘Tis the season to promise yourself the world and disappoint yourself by March. But, there’s a way to increase the chances of you accomplishing those goals.
If you establish these other 5 elements along with the other three, you’re on a roll for a well-crafted story for others to enjoy for years.