Top 7 Novel Writing Mistakes Writers Keep Making
7 Big Novel Writing Mistakes One of the top Google searches leading to this blog is ‘novel writing mistakes’. Writers want to avoid the big novel writing clangers because writing a manuscript is a big undertaking. If we can avoid them, all the better! As someone who works…
https://bang2write.com/2025/12/top-7-novel-writing-mistakes-writers-keep-making.html
How ‘The One with The Embryos’ Nails Stakes, Tension & Pay Off
The One With The Embryos (s4, ep12) The One With The Embryos (aka ‘the quiz episode’) is one of my favourite Friends episodes of all time. In fact, I just lovelovelove s4 of the show; it’s probably my favourite season. The trivia contest is…
https://bang2write.com/2025/11/how-the-one-with-the-embryos-nails-stakes-tension-pay-off.html
#advice #audience #casestudy #characterrolefunctions #characterisation
‘This Story Defies Genre!’ Why That’s NOT The Flex You Think It Is
There’s A Weird Snobbery Around Genre … Bangers we need to talk: some writers seem to think that being “genre-defying” is something to aspire to. That if you’re working within genre conventions, somehow your story’s less intelligent, less original,…
https://bang2write.com/2025/08/this-story-defies-genre-why-thats-not-the-flex-you-think-it-is.html
#advice #audience #books #budgets #characterisation
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Watching the first episode of Tithes and… why was the commissar not smacking down the soldiers for being disrespectful and talking shit like that? Other commissars have put bolt shells through heads for less than that!
3 Ways Anti-Wokists Are Right About Storytelling In The 2020s
Let’s Talk about So-Called ‘Anti-Wokists’ ‘Anti-wokists’ are those voices in the culture wars claiming stories have become “too political.” They complain that writers are prioritising agendas over quality. They may say that entertainment has lost its way…
https://bang2write.com/2025/07/3-ways-anti-wokists-are-right-about-storytelling-in-the-2020s.html
#advice #audience #blogging #books #characterisation
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Top 10 Fillers To Delete From Your Screenplay Or Novel Right Now
Delete Delete Delete! If you’re editing your draft right now, then the delete key is your friend … especially when it comes to storytelling fillers. But what are these? Well, fillers are those moments in your story that seem like action,…
https://bang2write.com/2025/07/top-10-fillers-to-delete-from-your-screenplay-or-novel-right-now.html
#advice #audience #books #characterisation #classicscriptmistakes
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Happy Pride Month! Top 10 Queer Women In Movies And TV
Top 10 Queer Women It’s Pride month, which means queer representation is on the menu here at Bang2write. My Top 10 female character rundowns are super-popular on this site, yet I realised I don’t have any about queer women. Oops! Consider my wrist…
https://bang2write.com/2025/06/happy-pride-month-top-10-queer-women-in-movies-and-tv.html
#advice #audience #casestudy #characterrolefunctions #characterisation
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3 Top Tips For Writing A Likeable Character In Your Script Or Novel
So, You Want To Write A Likeable Character? A genuinely likeable character can be hard to achieve in your novel or screenplay. In the 2020s, most characters in books, TV shows and movies tend to be antiheroes. This is because…
https://bang2write.com/2025/05/3-top-tips-for-writing-a-likeable-character-in-your-script-or-novel.html
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https://www.chitin2025.org
9th #Iberoamerican #symposium on #chitin and #chitosan and 16th International #conference on chitin and chitosan, #biopolymers /#polymers of rocketing importance in the #sustainable #bioeconomy to be held in #hermosillo Mexico in October 2025. The event will span a broad range of topics, such as: #biomaterials, #analytical #characterisation #nanomaterials #glycoscience #enzymology #biomedicine #food #biotechnology #agriculture.
Early bird date: 13th July 2025.
Reminder: I am offering my services as a developmental editor to all those who are willing. My services will set you back $1 for every 400 words (that's $250 for 100k) and will cover theming, plot development, world development, symbolism, and characterisation. I'll also cover special requests, btw
#writer #author #authorcommunity #writingcommunity #development #writingdevelopment #plotdevelopment #characterdevelopment #characterisation #theme #themes #symbol #symbols #authorsofmastodon
QuantrolOx’s Quantum EDGE Delivers Over 100x Speed up in Qubit Bring-up, Characterisation And Testing, Removing a Major Bottleneck And Accelerating The Path to Developing Practical Quantum Computers https://thequantuminsider.com/?p=2361130 #Quantum_Computing_Business #Research #characterisation #QuantrolOx #Quantum_Edge #qubit_bring_up #qubit_control #software #testing #quantumdaily Insider Brief QuantrolOx’s Quantum EDGE qubit automation software has set a new benchmark for speed and ease of u
Ecological Modeling, Biogeography, And Phenotypic Analyses Setting The Tiger Cats’ Hyperdimensional Niches Reveal A New Species
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-52379-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #biogeography #ecology #phenotype #tigercat #hyperdimesional #species #tigercat #tigrinus #model #modeling #ecologicmodeling #multidimensional #niche #spotting #coat #principalcomponentanalysis #CentralAmerica #SouthAmerica #oncilla #pardinoide #Andes #genetics #distribution #monitoring #habitat #characterisation #savannah #mountains #forest
If I have one criticism about #characterisation in #TheSimpsons is that Police Chief Wiggum should be a bit darker.
Character development in good literature is a myth.
The best characters are defined by their habits.
Whatever situation they are in, whatever their goals, they are going to react in the same way they always react.
If they are violent, they will always respond with violence.
If they always blame themselves then they will always blame themselves.
Every
single
time.
I've got to say that the term #characterisation is the new #Conservative whitewash to deflect attention on any given issue. Firstly we had #Williamson churn that term out, now we've #Sunak regurgitating it for the example of #Raab's apparent bullying behaviour. Is it really too much to ask to have a #Government that doesn't waste #taxpayermoney, which tells the #truth and which gets on with making this nation a better place in which to live? #BritishPolitics #ukpolitics #GeneralElectionNow
