Four Supporting Characters Your Hero Can Learn From They teach a lesson your hero won't soon forget. May 28, 2022May 26, 2022 by Lewis Jorstad in Storytelling
Six Character Archetypes for Sidekicks Secondary protagonists should be distinct and helpful, but not too helpful. December 17, 2021December 16, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Five Arab and Muslim Stereotypes to Avoid Islamophobic tropes in stories make the world a more dangerous place for real Arabs and Muslims. January 2, 2021June 14, 2021 by Bunny in Social Justice, Storytelling
Six Character Archetypes for Love Interests All romance begins with a love interest. May 29, 2020July 2, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 254: Why the Puppeteer Archetype Is Terrible December 22, 2019August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Q&A: Do Character Flaws Need to Be Overcome? Answered by Oren Ashkenazi March 4, 2019August 26, 2021 in Storytelling
Five Underused Character Archetypes Storytellers love character archetypes. June 15, 2018December 26, 2018 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Episode 169: Character Competence May 6, 2018August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
Five Tropes That Make a Protagonist Boring Why your main character might make readers snooze—and how to fix it. July 29, 2017June 29, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Storytelling
Episode 111: From the Real World to Fantasy What’s this? We’ve fallen through a portal into some kind of strange podcast universe. March 26, 2017August 26, 2021 by Chris Winkle, Oren Ashkenazi, and Wes Matlock
Five Archetypes That Can Steal the Hero’s Spotlight If your story's frame is crowded, these five archetypes might be getting in your protagonist's way. December 9, 2016May 28, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi in Storytelling
Six More Character Archetypes to Ditch Ditch these character models to ensure your story won't age like already-spoiled milk. August 15, 2015July 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi in Social Justice, Storytelling
Ditch These Five Character Archetypes Choose a different model for crafting your protagonist. March 27, 2015August 1, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Six Female Archetypes of Stephen King How America's most famous horror writer does at penning women. February 27, 2015August 3, 2021 by Grace Moore in Analysis
The Eight Character Archetypes of the Hero’s Journey The occupants of this mythic structure often fit one or more of these molds. February 7, 2014December 2, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
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