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Crafting Captivating Series Characters with Linda Mather: Techniques, Diversity, and Maintaining Continuity

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Ever wondered how to make your series characters captivating, engaging, and real? The key is layering their personalities, their stories, their motivations, and their unresolved issues in just the right way. Today, we're honored to have Linda Mather, author of a murder mystery series starring an astrologer-private investigator, on the show. As a seasoned writer, she takes us behind the scenes, sharing how she crafts her characters and their world with depth and intrigue.
The galaxy of characters in a book series are the lifeblood of your narrative. Linda uses her unique blend of experiences, along with a strong sense of place, to breathe life into her characters. We discuss her sixth book, which is based on Virgo themes, and how she makes her characters relatable and dynamic to a diverse audience. We also delve into the importance of maintaining a clear arc for the characters, balancing their traits, and drawing upon real-life experiences to breathe authenticity into their personas.
Lastly, Linda offers an in-depth look into how to develop characters and storylines, bringing a fresh perspective to the storytelling techniques. We discuss methods of slowly revealing backstories, using conflict to enhance character depth, and how to create a diverse and interesting world that keeps readers hooked. Listen in as we uncover the power of meaningful challenges, engaging editing, and the importance of continuity in a series. With inspiration from series like the BBC Four’s Swedish detective Beck or Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series, we hope to give you the tools to weave captivating narratives and compelling characters that your audience won't be able to forget.

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Chapters

1. Crafting Captivating Series Characters with Linda Mather: Techniques, Diversity, and Maintaining Continuity (00:00:00)

2. Writing and Marketing Show Episode 108 (00:00:03)

3. Developing Characters and Creating Diversity (00:13:29)

4. Developing Characters and Storytelling Techniques (00:20:45)

5. Developing Series Characters and Maintaining Continuity (00:30:52)

6. Dynamic, Diverse Characters in Books Tips (00:41:51)

190 episodes

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Ever wondered how to make your series characters captivating, engaging, and real? The key is layering their personalities, their stories, their motivations, and their unresolved issues in just the right way. Today, we're honored to have Linda Mather, author of a murder mystery series starring an astrologer-private investigator, on the show. As a seasoned writer, she takes us behind the scenes, sharing how she crafts her characters and their world with depth and intrigue.
The galaxy of characters in a book series are the lifeblood of your narrative. Linda uses her unique blend of experiences, along with a strong sense of place, to breathe life into her characters. We discuss her sixth book, which is based on Virgo themes, and how she makes her characters relatable and dynamic to a diverse audience. We also delve into the importance of maintaining a clear arc for the characters, balancing their traits, and drawing upon real-life experiences to breathe authenticity into their personas.
Lastly, Linda offers an in-depth look into how to develop characters and storylines, bringing a fresh perspective to the storytelling techniques. We discuss methods of slowly revealing backstories, using conflict to enhance character depth, and how to create a diverse and interesting world that keeps readers hooked. Listen in as we uncover the power of meaningful challenges, engaging editing, and the importance of continuity in a series. With inspiration from series like the BBC Four’s Swedish detective Beck or Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache series, we hope to give you the tools to weave captivating narratives and compelling characters that your audience won't be able to forget.

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Crafting Captivating Series Characters with Linda Mather: Techniques, Diversity, and Maintaining Continuity (00:00:00)

2. Writing and Marketing Show Episode 108 (00:00:03)

3. Developing Characters and Creating Diversity (00:13:29)

4. Developing Characters and Storytelling Techniques (00:20:45)

5. Developing Series Characters and Maintaining Continuity (00:30:52)

6. Dynamic, Diverse Characters in Books Tips (00:41:51)

190 episodes

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