Articles related to "Character Archetype"



Free Spirit Character Archetype
The free spirit archetype is a quirky, talkative, charming, and unpredictable individual.
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The Bad Boy Character Archetype
The Bad Boy archetype can be a villain or a hero depending on the character's role in the story.
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The Librarian Character Archetype
The librarian archetype follows the rules and thinks everyone else should.
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The Nurturer Character Archetype
The nurturer character archetype is the glue that bonds a family together. She is the one everyone looks to for love and support.
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The Professor Character Archetype
The intellectual Professor archetype serves a role in stories that require a character who can delve into data and decipher the meaning of it all.
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The Seductress Character Archetype
Readers love to hate seductress, yet at the same time are drawn to her sexuality, her strength, and her ingenuity.
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The Swashbuckler Character Archetype
The swashbuckler character archetype is enthusiastic, exciting, intriguing, and is fearless is pursuing his goals, constantly seeking new adventures.
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The Waif Character Archetype
The waif character archetype is pure and uncorrupted, kind and gentle, and easily becomes the target of those who would take advantage of her.
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The Warrior Character Archetype
The Warrior is a fundamental literary archetype who protects and defends against all foes, operating on the premise that strength and power overcome any injustice.
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Creating Characters When Writing Fiction
The boss character archetype is the person who wants to run the show. When writing fiction, this is the character who tells everyone else what to do.
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Review of The Writer's Journey
Christopher Vogler's how-to structure plots and create believable characters. Step by step guidelines to develop bestselling stories using the enduring wisdom of myths.
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Using Archetypes to Write Meaningful Characters
When you assign an archetype to a character you clarify that character's role in the story, as well as help determine the overall theme of the story itself.
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Recurring Character Types in Dickens Novels
Charles Dickens is known for his original characters, but there are several stock types of people who recur in several Dickens books.
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Character Motivations
This article is written to give writers a basic understanding of the human instincts that create the desire to be loved and in a long-term relationship.
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High Fantasy
This article is about the type of fantasy called High Fantasy or Epic Fantasy.
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Recurring Themes in the Works of Charles Dickens
Common threads that appear in several Charles Dickens books reveal the author's preoccupations and highlight his social commentary.
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Book Review – The Anatomy of Story
John Truby teaches writers to tell a strong story in The Anatomy of Story. Literature, theater & film examples show premise, story structure, moral argument, scene, etc.
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Short Fiction Story Writers' Exercises
Writers of fiction know that there are many skills one needs in order to be successful, one of the most important is creating unique, interesting characters.
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Why Thrillers Thrill
What kinds of books are considered thrillers? What powers the thriller? This article is a personal treatise, based on my experience as the writer of a thriller, and my search for the underlying theme that drives the genre.
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Falling in love
This article breifly outlines how humans fall in love. Eros is the most base form of love, and is felt inside us. Love itself is not an emotion, but an act we do. This article explains how we love, and how we express love. An author's ability to play on the reader's emotions, and experiences will increase their chances of writing a breakout novel.
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Female Archetypes
This article will help authors, especially romance writers choose the right heroine for their novel. A heroine must be more than the protagonist of a story. An author must choose a heroine who she shares experiences with. This character must also be custom made for the plot line. Finally, the main character must be someone the reader can relate to. When all is done properly a book has the ability to create an element of escapism.
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Introducing "Ancanar", A Mid-Summer's Film Fantasy
A discussion of the true importance to the world of Tolkien fandom of Elemental Films' recently announced 'Ancanar' project.
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