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You’re Quite a Character: How to Craft Interesting Minor Characters in Spec-Fic

Baker, Kate / January 24, 2023

By J. D. Harlock For a world to feel lived in, characters should receive the same attention as the lore, […]

by Katherine Garcia Ley We’ve all seen them: the thirty pages of interview questions you should ask your characters. The

We’re pleased to announce that the THIRD season of Narrative Worlds will debut on Sunday, October 16, at 1:00pm Pacific

By Kim Zarins When I was a child, I snuck out to the backyard, made a little circle of stones,

By Katie Gill In recent years, audio drama has made a comeback in the form of narrative podcasts, which have

by Hunter Liguore Creating new characters takes a careful eye. When an idea comes, we might rely on familiar images

by Chelsea Mueller There’s significant power in fighting and kissing scenes. When done well, they’re often reader favorites. Look at

By Anessa Kemna Science fiction and fantasy should be the perfect places for disability representation. Writers make the rules in

by R. K. Thorne Worldbuilding is a fun aspect of writing fantasy and science fiction. It is so tempting to

by Gabriel Murray We tend to remember our first brushes with the imaginary vast: when we read our first children’s