About this series
Do your characters fail to bring your story to life? Are they flat, boring or have no depth? Is your story lacking a little cohesion or sparkle?
In 8 Steps to Side Characters: How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power, Sacha Black showed writers how to breathe life into their characters in an easy to follow and humorous, step-by-step guide.
This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in textbook, and guiding you through the development of your characters.
Inside the workbook you'll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts.
This resource will help you:
- Create side characters from the ground up that will bring your story alive
- Understand the main types of side characters and what you should do with them
- Learn how to craft character depth that hooks readers
- Harness your character voices to deepen your reader's experience
- Utilize details to enhance characterization
- Implement methods for killing characters that will help deepen plot, theme and story
- Find ideas for creating conflict with your side characters
- Use vital tactics for differentiating characters and making them feel real to your reader
- Avoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes with characters
Read the 8 Steps to Side Characters Workbook today and start creating kick-ass sentences.
Titles in the series (6)
- 10 Steps To Hero : How To Craft A Kickass Protagonist The Complete Textbook & Workbook: Better Writer Series
2 Jam-packed guides with over 300 pages of tips and tricks to help you master your heroes. The textbook: From cardboard cut-out to superhero in 10 steps. Are you fed up of one-dimensional heroes? Frustrated with creating clones? Does your protagonist fail to capture your reader's heart? In 10 Steps To Hero, you'll discover: + How to develop a killer character arc + A step-by-step guide to creating your hero from initial concept to final page + Why the web of story connectivity is essential to crafting a hero that will hook readers + The four major pitfalls to avoid as well as the tropes your story needs Finally, there is a comprehensive writing guide to help you create your perfect protagonist. Whether you're writing your first story or you're a professional writer, this book will help supercharge your hero and give them that extra edge. These lessons will help you master your charming knights, navigate your way to the perfect balance of flaws and traits, as well as strengthen your hero to give your story the conflict and punch it needs. First, there were villains, now there are heroes. If you like dark humor, learning through examples,and want to create the best hero you can, then you'll love Sacha Black's guide to crafting heroes. Read 10 Steps To Hero today and start creating kick-ass heroes. *** The workbook: Sacha Black's book, 10 Steps To Hero - How To Craft A Kickass Protagonist, showed writers how to create their ultimate hero in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide. This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in 10 Steps To Hero and guiding you through the development of your indisputable hero. It's time to cut through the charm, get to the core of your character,and supersize that hero. Inside the workbook you'll find hundreds of thought-provoking questions, exercises, and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you to: + Develop a killer character arc + Weave your web of story connectivity seamlessly through your book + Design page turning tension and conflict + Build market knowledge to help you create a hero that sells Craft your characters through easy-to-digest exercises that empower you to master your heroes. Readthe 10 Steps To Hero Workbook today and start creating kickass protagonists.
- 10 Steps To Hero - How To Craft A Kickass Protagonist: Better Writer Series, #3
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From cardboard cut-out to superhero in 10 steps. Are you fed up of one-dimensional heroes? Frustrated with creating clones? Does your protagonist fail to capture your reader's heart? In 10 Steps To Hero, you'll discover: + How to develop a killer character arc + A step-by-step guide to creating your hero from initial concept to final page + Why the web of story connectivity is essential to crafting a hero that will hook readers + The four major pitfalls to avoid as well as the tropes your story needs Finally, there is a comprehensive writing guide to help you create your perfect protagonist. Whether you're writing your first story or you're a professional writer, this book will help supercharge your hero and give them that extra edge. These lessons will help you master your charming knights, navigate your way to the perfect balance of flaws and traits, as well as strengthen your hero to give your story the conflict and punch it needs. First, there were villains, now there are heroes. If you like dark humor, learning through examples,and want to create the best hero you can, then you'll love Sacha Black's guide to crafting heroes. Read 10 Steps To Hero today and start creating kick-ass heroes.
- The Anatomy of Prose: Better Writer Series
Do your sentences fail to sound the way you want? Are they lackluster, with flat characters and settings? Is your prose full of bad habits and crutches? In The Anatomy of Prose, you'll discover: A step-by-step guide to creating descriptions that sing The key to crafting character emotions that will hook a reader How to harness all five senses to make your stories come alive, deepening your reader's experience Tips and tricks for balancing details at the sentence level Methods for strengthening each sentence through strategic word choice, rhythm and flow Dozens of literary devices, and how to utilize them to give your prose power Tactics for differentiating characters in dialogue as well as making it punchy and unforgettable A comprehensive prose-specific self-editing check list How to embody your character's personality at the sentence level The most common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid The Anatomy of Prose is a comprehensive writing guide that will help you create sensational sentences. Whether you're just starting out or are a seasoned writer, this book will power up your prose, eliminate line-level distractions and help you find the perfect balance of show and tell. By the end of this book, you'll know how to strengthen your sentences to give your story, prose and characters the extra sparkle they need to capture a reader's heart. If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create perfect prose, then you'll love Sacha Black's guide to crafting sensational sentences. Read The Anatomy of Prose today and start creating kick-ass stories.
- 8 Steps to Side Characters How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power: Better Writer Series
Do your characters fail to bring your story to life? Are they flat, boring or have no depth? Is your story lacking a little cohesion or sparkle? In 8 Steps to Side Characters, you'll discover: A step-by-step guide for creating side characters that bring your story alive The main types of side characters and what you should do with them The key to crafting character depth that hooks readers How to harness your character's voice to deepen your reader's experience Tips and tricks for using details to enhance characterization Methods for killing characters that will help deepen plot, theme and story Dozens of ideas for creating conflict with your side characters Tactics for differentiating characters and making them feel real to your reader Character archetypes and functions The most common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid 8 Steps to Side Characters is a comprehensive writing guide that will help you create the side characters your story needs. This book is packed with tips and tricks for polishing characters for writers at any level. If you want to power up your characters, eliminate dull and lifeless archetypes, and perfect your characterization, this is the book for you. By the end of this book, you'll know how to strengthen your characters to give your story, prose and plot the extra something special it needs to capture a readers and fans for life. If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create better side characters, then you'll love Sacha Black's guide to crafting supporting roles with intention, purpose, and power. Read 8 Steps to Side Characters today and start creating kick-ass stories.
- The Anatomy of a Best Seller: 3 Steps to Deconstruct Winning Books and Teach Yourself Craft: Better Writer Series
Do you wish you could write like your favorite authors? Do you want to improve your writing? If you want to power up your stories, write with your readers in mind, and deliver what the market wants, this book is for you. In The Anatomy of a Best Seller, you'll discover: A step-by-step guide to deconstructing your favorite books so you can utilize the tools of winning authors. Tips and tricks for breaking down everything from sentence level prose to plot, pacing, characters, story arcs, and more. A comprehensive guide to understanding your market and what readers want. Tactics for turning the lessons and tools you find into practical prose and stories. The Anatomy of a Best Seller is a comprehensive guide that will help you break down the best books in your genre, understand how and why they work, and then learn how to do it yourself. By the end of the book, you'll be armed with the methods you need to deconstruct best sellers, understand the tools those authors are using, and how to implement them in your own work. If you like dark humor and learning through examples, then you'll love Sacha Black's guide to deconstructing winning books. Read The Anatomy of a Best Seller today and start writing your best seller.
- 8 Steps to Side Characters: How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power Workbook: Better Writer Series
Do your characters fail to bring your story to life? Are they flat, boring or have no depth? Is your story lacking a little cohesion or sparkle? In 8 Steps to Side Characters: How to Craft Supporting Roles with Intention, Purpose, and Power, Sacha Black showed writers how to breathe life into their characters in an easy to follow and humorous, step-by-step guide. This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in textbook, and guiding you through the development of your characters. Inside the workbook you'll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you: Create side characters from the ground up that will bring your story alive Understand the main types of side characters and what you should do with them Learn how to craft character depth that hooks readers Harness your character voices to deepen your reader's experience Utilize details to enhance characterization Implement methods for killing characters that will help deepen plot, theme and story Find ideas for creating conflict with your side characters Use vital tactics for differentiating characters and making them feel real to your reader Avoid the most common pitfalls and mistakes with characters Read the 8 Steps to Side Characters Workbook today and start creating kick-ass sentences.
Sacha Black
Sacha Black has five obsessions; words, expensive shoes, conspiracy theories, self-improvement, and breaking the rules. She also has the mind of a perpetual sixteen-year-old, only with slightly less drama and slightly more bills. Sacha writes books about people with magical powers and other books about the art of writing. She lives in Hertfordshire, England, with her wife and genius, giant of a son. When she’s not writing, she can be found laughing inappropriately loud, blogging, sniffing musty old books, fangirling film and TV soundtracks, or thinking up new ways to break the rules.
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