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Character Development

What Is Your Mystery Suspect Hiding?
Character Development | Supporting Characters

What Is Your Mystery Suspect Hiding?

ByZara Altair March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

How to create hidden secrets for your mystery suspect.

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How to Show Your Sleuth’s Vulnerabilities for Greater Reader Empathy
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How to Show Your Sleuth’s Vulnerabilities for Greater Reader Empathy

ByZara Altair January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Four ways to display your mystery sleuth’s vulnerabilities to connect with your reader.

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The Mystery Protagonist’s Tools: The Secret of the Things in Their Life 
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The Mystery Protagonist’s Tools: The Secret of the Things in Their Life 

ByZara Altair November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

Match your protagonist’s tools to his personality and skills to make them believable and relatable for your reader.

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Your Mystery Sleuth Protagonist: Fleshing Out Humanity to Capture Reader Interest
Character Development | Creating Characters

Your Mystery Sleuth Protagonist: Fleshing Out Humanity to Capture Reader Interest

ByZara Altair October 26, 2021

The importance of character small passions to get your reader to care about your entire story.

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Take Apart Your Sleuth to Set Up Problems in Your Mystery
Character Development | Story Conflict | Writing Craft

Take Apart Your Sleuth to Set Up Problems in Your Mystery

ByZara Altair October 19, 2021

Try character trait opposition to create story conflict integral to your sleuth and the story.

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Your Character’s Most Important Mystery Trait
Character Development | Creating Characters

Your Character’s Most Important Mystery Trait

ByZara Altair August 17, 2021

Does your character help or hinder the mystery goal?

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How to Manage Supporting Characters
Character Development | Creating Characters | Writing Craft

How to Manage Supporting Characters

ByZara Altair August 9, 2021

How to create supporting characters that add to the puzzle of your mystery.

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The Challenge to Create Your Mystery Suspects
Character Development | Creating Characters | Mystery writing | Supporting Characters

The Challenge to Create Your Mystery Suspects

ByZara Altair July 26, 2021

Why understanding each suspect’s relationship to the victim, builds suspense in your mystery novel.

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What Your Mystery Villain Needs
Character Development | Creating Characters

What Your Mystery Villain Needs

ByZara Altair July 5, 2021

How to strengthen the role of your mystery’s hidden villain.

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Does Your Mystery Sleuth Need a Character Arc?
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Does Your Mystery Sleuth Need a Character Arc?

ByZara Altair March 8, 2021

Your mystery detective may not need a character emotional arc, but you do need to build emotional connection with your reader.

A strong character background filled with details and scene writing that incorporates emotional dynamics are the key.

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