A Cool Exercise About Character Development and Awesome Links
Weekly Round Up
Every Monday, we’re sending out a quick round-up of what we talked about and some cool links to check out to help all of us become better writers.
As a reminder, on Wednesdays the WRITE BETTER NOW podcast comes out here (and everywhere).
Later in the week there is a bonus post for paid subscribers because, honestly, it’s super kind of you to support me that way, and I want to make sure to make it worth your while. Thank you for being here.
Here we go!
Last week I talked a bit more about the tenses (paid subscribers). Tenses don’t sound sexy, but they are. They just don’t get the love that other elements of writing and grammar get.
And the podcast was all about the pros and cons of past and present tenses for your writing.
Cool Writing Exercise
These screen caps are from Alison Acheson’s post on writermag about character interlands, the relationships between characters. Â
There she goes through her way of character-development worksheet. It’s pretty cool, but here’s a super condensed version. You should check out the real post when you have time!
Cool Links By Other People
RACE by Elizabeth Alexander is one of those poems that stay.
Are you maybe trying to figure out how to be a freelance writer and make money? You might want to check out Carter Kilman’s 365 Days of Freelance Writing: The Practice Guide to Surviving Your First Year as a Self-Employed Writer.
There’s also a Patreon that you pay into ($4/month) that collates writing opportunities for you. It’s called WriteJobs+ and I haven’t used it . . . yet. :)
And one last share for this because it’s really important. e.E. Charlton-Trujillo and others organized Books of Hope, gathering donations and collating them to give to the Uvalde youth. I was a tiny part of their efforts. Here’s a short video about it.
One Last Thing
Ray Bradbury wrote,
Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.
I hope your story is full of incredible destinations and your footprints feel strong and mighty.
xo
Carri e