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6 of the best charming and sympathetic literary villains
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6 of the best charming and sympathetic literary villains

Helena Fairfax22 Comments

It’s almost the end of June already and time for this month’s authors’ Round Robin. I’ve based my post on a topic set by author Dr Bob Rich. Something that comes up quite often when I’m editing for other writers is whether characters are ‘likeable’. In many ways it’s easier to write a villain, because…… Continue reading 6 of the best charming and sympathetic literary villains

helena fairfax, freelance editor, romance editor, women's fiction editor The greatest secondary characters in fiction – and when they aren’t really secondary
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The greatest secondary characters in fiction – and when they aren’t really secondary

Helena Fairfax32 Comments

It’s another month, and time for a Round Robin, and this month author Rhobin Courtwright has given us another excellent topic to mull over: Secondary characters have many functions in stories. Have you ever had a secondary character surprise you in some way? How? Who are your favourite secondary characters – in your own work…… Continue reading The greatest secondary characters in fiction – and when they aren’t really secondary