Is First Person Point of View Right for Your Story? Five Approaches (+ Examples)
Is First Person Point of View Right for Your Story? Five Approaches (+ Examples) First person point of view is hugely popular in certain genres: YA and Romance, in particular. It’s also a perfectly fine choice for literary fiction—think David Copperfield (narrated by...
Everything You Need to Know About Developing (and Writing) Characters
Everything You Need to Know About Developing (and Writing) Characters I’ve covered a lot about developing characters and writing about them, here on Aliventures. I wanted to collect those posts together in one place so you can find them easily. Whether you’re just...
How to Write Character Descriptions That Work (With Examples)
How to Write Character Descriptions That Work (With Examples) This post was first published in February 2017 and extensively updated in February 2025. If you’re writing fiction, whether that’s a short story or a novel, you’ll generally need character descriptions. You...