Let’s write Immigrant Characters

by | Feb 18, 2025 | Character, Writing Craft

Hey friends. We have come to the last part of the series on writing immigrant characters. In part 1, we explored research as a decision-making tool and honed in on some vital details about our immigrant characters. In part 2, we explored the “heavier”...

Let’s Research Immigrant Characters

by | Jan 21, 2025 | Character, Writing Craft

In last month’s post, we began our exploration of writing immigrant characters. We talked about how research can be used as a decision-making tool, and some of the choices to make for your characters. Today, we’re going to get into some of the heavier, yet...

Let’s Celebrate Immigrant Characters

by | Dec 10, 2024 | Character, Writing Craft

In Western countries, December is the month of holidays. When I think about winter holidays, I think about movement—people driving across county lines to visit family, religious historical figures migrating to make change, new holidays moving into public...

The Power of Choice

by | Sep 10, 2024 | Writing Craft

Having a choice is really important to us in our every day life. We want the freedom to choose what we do, where we go, who our friends are. But when it comes to writing stories, it’s very tempting to sacrifice that power of choice in favor of possibility. The...