backstory

“Your protagonist isn’t boring—they’re under-developed. Give them a wound that drives them, a flaw that complicates them, and a choice […]

“Your reader did not pick up your book to read an encyclopedia. They picked it up to live a story. […]

“If your character could be replaced by a cardboard cutout with ‘PROTAGONIST’ written on it and nobody would notice, we […]

“A flat character is a missed opportunity wearing a name tag. Give them a wound, a want, a contradiction, and […]