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6 Tips for Crafting your Story's Monster Anybody Can Write a Novel 2.0 Chapter 5 “Characters” – Section 3.3 “Monsters” (Previous Tutorial)             (Next Tutorial) "Alien' is a C film elevated to an A film, honestly, by it being well done and a great monster. If it hadn't had that great monster, even with a wonderful cast, it wouldn't have been as good." -Ridley Scott In stories, there exists a type of protagonist that is neither malicious nor misguided; we call these forces of destruction "monsters." but they are simply forces of destruction. Unlike a villain, a monster has no shred of humanity in it, ev

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS PAGE WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATION AND RECORDS, IT IS OUTDATED. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE NEWEST VERSION. 9 Qualities Readers Want in Your Story's Antihero One of the most trending archetypes in modern literature and movies is the antihero. As such, it is also one of the most abused, used often to gain an automatic audience following, or to add sex appeal to a product. Alternatively, I see many beginning writers use the term “antihero” do describe a gritty, dark, or moody hero. All that being said—when created correctly, the antihero story is one of the best types available; which

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS PAGE WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATION AND RECORDS, IT IS OUTDATED. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE NEWEST VERSION. 9 Traits that Readers Want in Your Story's Hero Today, I will conclude the trio of character types that I started with Villains and Antiheroes, by discussing what readers want from your story's Hero. Please note that I am speaking specifically about a heroic protagonist, not just any protagonist for any sort of story. Also remember that it could be the case that a story is about the protagonist BECOMING the hero. In this case, the story should be about learning or gaining these traits as they ma

PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS PAGE WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATION AND RECORDS, IT IS OUTDATED. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE NEWEST VERSION. 7 Types of Character to Use in Your Novel Anybody Can Write a Novel   Chapter 3 “Characters” – Section 1 “Character Types” With Links to Supplementary Material If we're thinking of a story as a theatrical play, you now have a great many things ready for your production to begin. You have your setting (comprised of the Story-type, Timeline, and Maps), and you have your Three-Act Outline. Now, all you need to get started writing your scenes is a cast of characters.