Matt Reigle CRW-3120

When I write, I think I tend to have a bad habit of developing a character's backstory. I think I'm pretty thorough once they are introduced to the story and then during the story, but what they've done before is sometimes lacking. I do think sometimes I've written stories in which the characters backstory is either not relevant or is intentionally ambiguous, but I'd like to get away from that a little. I think that creating a "likable" is to create a character that the reader will relate to on some level. People like to put themselves in the stories they read and when they see a small piece of themselves in the character they're reading about, they'll be drawn to that character. My favorite thing about creating characters is taking traits and characteristics I've seen in real people and mixing and matching them to create new hybrid characters that suit the story that I need them for, but since they're based on things I've observed,

Here are a few blogs about writing that I found useful: The Writers' Academy Blog This blog has a ton of articles that a writer would find useful. I like how it has a combination of articles that are helpful on more of a craft level as well as articles that are more industry or career centric. Helping Writers Become Authors This blog is written by K.M. Weiland, an author who also mentors other authors. Her blog has some great posts that get into the nitty gritty of writing. She covers things like creating character arcs, tips for writing stronger dialogue, and how to structure a novel. The Write Place Founded by Joe Bunting, a writer himself, this site is dedicated to improving your writing especially if your ultimate goal is to become a published author. The site offers some interesting articles as well as some course that you can take and contests.