by Lexi Greene | Jan 8, 2026 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast
T.D. Donnelly joins us to share practices he has used in his writing to build memorable characters and stories for the screen. Episode Notes Thomas Dean Donnelly has been a professional screenwriter for over 30 years. In that time he has written on major projects,...
by Lexi Greene | Jun 28, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Last week, we took a dive into the character alignments of Dungeons & Dragons and how we can consider them when building characters in our stories. Of course, someone’s relationships with morality and society don’t define them as a person. If alignments are our...
by Lexi Greene | Jun 21, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
What was once a nerdy niche hobby, Dungeons & Dragons has become a mainstream phenomenon. With the success of shows like Critical Role and Dimension 20, ties to the Netflix series Stranger Things, and a recent theatrical release, D&D is more prevalent now than...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 24, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Characterization that captures the reader’s attention comes down to something I’ve learned from (of all things) marketing: Make the character personable. From a strictly dictionary definition, personable means having a pleasant appearance and manner...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 1, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Throughout this series we’ve covered a variety of ways to build a better character using their actions, their dialogue, even their senses. We can add rich depth to our characters with these tools, elevating them from two-dimensional constructs to three-dimensional...
