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How to Write Flawed Characters

Steve Alvesteffer
April 14, 2026

The Negative Trait Thesaurus is a brainstorming resource that helps writers craft deeply human, memorable characters by exploring their dark sides. This fully indexed collection of negative traits equips writers to move beyond flat archetypes, offering actionable strategies to build layered, nuanced heroes and antagonists whose perfectly balanced strengths and weaknesses resonate with readers.

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How to Craft Emotion in Your Characters

Steve Alvesteffer
March 7, 2026

One of the biggest struggles for writers is how to convey emotion to readers in a unique and compelling way. The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression, by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman is an essential guide for writers interested in creating powerful and believable emotions in their characters.

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The Final Fortune (Flash Fiction)

PeoplePing, a Social Interaction Manager App

The Art of the Solo RPG

The Forgotten Heroes of Baseball

Your Life as an Experiment

Generating Fantasy Names by Rolling Dice

A Simple Rules Change for Faster Dungeons & Dragons Sessions

Last Year’s Top Baseball Prospects

Why Do You Collect What You Collect?

The All-Topps Era Baseball Mega All-Star Team

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