For a character to be truly great you need to understand their motivations, their reactions, their place in the world and how they behave within this world, and also how that world responds around them. So here are my hints for creating a wonderful, enlivening and engaging character.

WritingJo JetteJune 11, 2018characters, character design, character development, tips and tricks, writing tips, creating charactersComment

9 tips for emerging wordsmiths

I’ve been writing books… well stories… OK trying to finish writing stories since I was nine years old. I’m now just shy of 42… I won’t say how shy, but that’s a nice round number. I also say trying to finish because I find the starting of the process the easiest part, the middle can be a bit of a muddle and getting all the way to the end… that’s the pickle really.

WritingJo JetteOctober 21, 2017writers, writing tips, writing advice, emerging writers, author, emerging author, new writerComment

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