
About this episode
This episode discusses how to make your story's problems personal for your characters.
This week, make your story's problems personal for your characters. Reading recommendation: THE COLONY by Annika Norlin.
People in this episode
Host: writerlybites
Topics covered
- character development
- storytelling
- personal conflict
- literature
- writing advice
Keywords
- character problems
- storytelling techniques
- writing tips
- Annika Norlin
- THE COLONY
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: THE COLONY
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