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Comment on How Many Characters Does Your Story Need by How to Manage a Large Character Cast - Clovis Editorial

How to Manage a Large Character Cast - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:10:22 +0000

[…] the last post we set some boundaries to help figure out how many characters are needed to tell a story. If you decide that your story needs to have a large character cast, then this is the post for […]

Comment on Understanding the Elements of a Story Arc by How Many Characters Does Your Story Need - Clovis Editorial

How Many Characters Does Your Story Need - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:17:29 +0000

[…] not to say you can’t have more. But, since the protagonist is the main character and has a full story arc, it is best to keep the number of protagonists quite low. One to three is plenty especially if you […]

Comment on Eight Character Roles to Include in Your Novel by How Many Characters Does Your Story Need - Clovis Editorial

How Many Characters Does Your Story Need - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:17:03 +0000

[…] It would be nice to be able to give a number, but unfortunately there is no way to do this. As with so many questions about writing and editing there is no specific answer; only some fairly loose guidelines. So, let’s look at those guidelines, as flimsy as they may be. As we do so, let’s keep in mind the definitions we recently discussed about protagonists, secondary and tertiary characters. […]

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An Overview of the Twelve Character Archetypes - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:54:21 +0000

[…] for populating your world with stock characters or for using as the foundation of any of the character roles as you are creating […]

Comment on Character Arc: the Good, the Bad, and the Neutral by Eight Character Roles to Include in Your Novel - Clovis Editorial

Eight Character Roles to Include in Your Novel - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:11:21 +0000

[…] talked about character arcs and types of character: now let’s delve into the various character roles that appear in most […]

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Types of Characters by Quality - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:48:13 +0000

[…] character types. In fact, there are three different ways we can talk about characters: by quality, by role, and by […]

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Types of Characters by Quality - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 13:47:57 +0000

[…] that we have a better understanding of what a character arc is and why it is important, let’s talk about the different types of […]

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Character Arc: the Good, the Bad, and the Neutral - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:55:49 +0000

[…] recently discussed what a story arc is and why it’s so important. Well, stories aren’t the only elements that have arcs: characters […]

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Things to Consider When Crafting a Good Scene - Clovis Editorial — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:02:16 +0000

[…] may be more to writing a scene then we realize. We know there are many different types of scenes and that some scenes are more crucial to the story arc than others. Despite their differing […]

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Taking a Look at Scene Types - Clovis Editorial — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:07:11 +0000

[…] Another way is to think about scenes in terms of the mood they convey. This second way of thinking about scene types and functions can be helpful when fleshing out your novel beyond those few crucial storytelling elements that make up the story arc. […]