02-03-2014, 03:08 AM
Read.
Read.
Read.
I cannot stress reading fiction enough. It shows you how to craft characters, to describe, to handle dialogue and action. It will provide a wide variety of character archetypes, story tropes, how to present a story hook, how to hint at back story and character traits. Above allllllllllll... READ anything you enjoy. It'll provide so many tips just from seeing how authors throughout the ages have crafted character, story and setting.
Read.
Read.
I cannot stress reading fiction enough. It shows you how to craft characters, to describe, to handle dialogue and action. It will provide a wide variety of character archetypes, story tropes, how to present a story hook, how to hint at back story and character traits. Above allllllllllll... READ anything you enjoy. It'll provide so many tips just from seeing how authors throughout the ages have crafted character, story and setting.