Tag: character development
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How to Strengthen Your Character’s Interior World
Every compelling character has two stories — the one happening around them and the one happening inside them. Plot may move the narrative forward, but a character’s interior world is what gives the story its heartbeat — the quiet motivations, wounds, hopes, and contradictions that make them feel real. If you want readers to stay,… Read more
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Dialogue Tags, Emotion, and How to Add Power to Your Writing
Writers ask me all kinds of questions during the editing process, but one that comes up again and again is this: “When I do use dialogue tags, can I use them to show emotion?” It’s a great question, and the answer is both simple and freeing. The Short Version Simple tags keep your dialogue clean.… Read more
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When God Stepped into My Plot: Unexpected Character Twists
Writing a novel often feels like charting a course on unfamiliar seas. Halfway through drafting Fireman’s Lesson in Love, God gently steered me into uncharted waters. A character twist I never saw coming. I thought I knew who the arsonist was. Sure enough, it was Character A. But in a quiet moment of prayer and… Read more