If you’re anything like me, you’ve struggled with characters that all sound the same. Your villain sounds the same as your main character, who sounds
Category: Characters

Manipulative characters. We’ve all seen them. Maybe it’s emotional, maybe it’s psychological. But one way or another, manipulation is a favorite tool of fictional characters

One of the toughest things to write is a good group of friends. The friends either come out flat, or they take over the story

Let’s say your character is fighting a battle, and they slowly start to bleed out, until their vision fades to black and they fall unconscious.

So. You want to bring a character back to life. Most of the time, resurrecting characters from the dead is frowned upon. A lot of

Hello everyone! Today I have another gift for you guys. (Just kidding. It’s not an avocado.) Recently, I’ve been writing a lot of happy, fluffy

Brainwashing and mind control are two of the most popular writing tropes. Whether your character is a cult member, tortured into accepting their new beliefs,

Have you ever dreamed about growing a huge fanbase for your YA trilogy or series? Do you count success as the number of adoring fans

Hello everyone! Pro Story Builders has been up for one whole year! Man, time flies. We got through the first year of blogging, and we’re

This post is a throwback to the good ol’ days of 2017.