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A Character’s Needs

by Madeline Smoot | Nov 3, 2017 | Buried in the Slush Pile, character development, characters

Last month in my newsletter, I talked about the difference between a character’s wants vs their needs. I also mentioned that there are two types of needs: physical and emotional. I thought we could explore that a little more.

Motivated Villains

by Madeline Smoot | Aug 14, 2017 | Buried in the Slush Pile, character development, writing

I attended RWA 2017 last month, not as a speaker, but just as a normal attendee. There’s something freeing about attending workshops and classes for writing that is outside your genre.

5 Questions to Ask About Your Character

by Madeline Smoot | Nov 20, 2015 | Buried in the Slush Pile, character development

Now there are some things all main characters should have in common regardless of whether they were written for the adult or children’s market. They should. Have wants and needs Grow in some way (emotionally or spiritually) Be realistic Not be a stereotype of some...
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