What are three-dimensional characters, anyway?

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 colleenmccracken1 Comment

Writers, bookworms, and critics alike love to talk about “three-dimensional characters” – how great it is when stories have them, what a horrid mortal sin it is when they don’t, blah blah blah. But it occurred to me recently that no one – literally no one in my 25 years on God’s green Earth –… Continue reading What are three-dimensional characters, anyway?

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So, you want to retell a fairy tale

June 20, 2022June 29, 2022 colleenmccrackenLeave a comment

Once upon a time, I got bit by a story bug and spent the entire weekend doing barrels and barrels of research for a manuscript that may or may not ever actually end up being written, ignoring friends, relations, and my cat as they expressed concern for my sanity and time management skills. And by… Continue reading So, you want to retell a fairy tale

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What are three-dimensional characters, anyway?

So, you want to retell a fairy tale