Great Character-Building Post at the Plot Whisperer
Another great exercise from Martha at the Plot Whisperer. Check this one out if you have an issue with your protagonist’s past, wants and needs. Fantastic stuff!
The only real antagonist is the protagonist herself.
1) Draw a bubble in the middle of a piece of paper. Write the protagonist’s deepest held belief, the one that prevents her from having that which she wants more than anything else in the world. Or do this exercise on yourself to determine what’s blocking you — I’m not good enough, I’m not smart enough, I don’t do enough — pick one, create one, we’ve all got them.
2) Spiraling out from the bubble, create other bubbles each with an…
Read Martha’s entire post (told you it was great stuff!):
A Tough Nut To Crack at The Plot Whisperer
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Beth
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It's pretty simple, really. I'm a writer who loves writing about writing, and sharing all the tricks of the trade with other writers. And when I'm not writing, I'm thinking about writing. I have a hunch you know what I mean :)