294: 3 Mistakes That Are Secretly Flattening Your Fiction Characters

294: 3 Mistakes That Are Secretly Flattening Your Fiction Characters

From 6-Figure Storyteller: Write unputdownable novels; fiction writing, storytelling, how to write a book, writing tips, subconscious creativity, writing fiction, how to write a novel by Liesel K. Hill, USA Today Best-Selling Author

March 19, 2026 · 21 min · Episode 294

About this episode

In this episode, Liesel K. Hill discusses three common mistakes that can flatten fiction characters and how to fix them.

Your characters all sound the same. Your protagonist feels reactive. You keep losing track of small details chapter to chapter. Sound familiar? These aren't talent problems — they're process problems. And process problems are fixable. In this episode, I break down 3 invisible mistakes that quietly flatten your fiction characters — and the intentional shifts that fix them. This video goes deeper than "show, don't tell" — it's for writers who are in the trenches trying to write characters that actually land on the page. ______________________________________________________________ ❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓ It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE. 👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67…

People in this episode

Host: Liesel K. Hill

Topics covered

  • fiction writing
  • character development
  • writing process
  • storytelling techniques
  • emotional storytelling

Keywords

  • fiction characters
  • writing tips
  • storytelling
  • character mistakes
  • emotional storytelling

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