Tolkien Tuesday: Writing Meaningful Secondary Characters
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La Portewriting, writing a book, writing fiction, writing fantasy, writing tips, writing books, writing characters, secondary characters, side characters, supporting characters, characterization, character development, characters, creating characters, novel writing blog, novel writing, novel writing tips, writing a novel, how to write a novel, j.r.r. tolkien, Tolkien, tolkien tuesday, write like a geek, merry and pippin, main, secondary
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Writing Deep Character Bonds: Character Analysis of Jean-Luc Picard
      
        
      
      
        MoviesChris La Portewriting, writing fiction, writing novels, writing books, writing inspiration, writing characters, writing deeper characters, writing tips, writing advice, fiction writing, novel writing, book writing, star trek, picard, jean-luc picard, star trek generations, generations, better writing, writing blog, characterization, character, character creation, characters, creating characters, immersive characters, character bonds, main, secondary, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Writing More Immersive Characters (By Binge-Watching The Office)
      
        
      
      
        TelevisionChris La Portemain, the office, writing, writing fiction, characters, character creation, characterization, immersive characters, writing inspiration, writing blog, writing tips, writing advice, better writing, write like a geek, storytelling, story analysis, secondary, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      The Little Moments
      
        
      
      
        Writing On WritingChris La Portewriting, writing blog, storytelling, storycraft, characterization, characters, little moments, blog, personal blog, better writing, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Creating Something Real
      
        
      
      
        Writing On WritingChris La Portethird, writing, writing blog, characterization, character creation, characters, fiction writing, storytelling, writing advice, better writing, writing on writing
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Tolkien Tuesday: Choices, Conflict, and Corruption
      
        
      
      
        Tolkien TuesdayChris La PorteTolkien, J.R.R. Toilkien, Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, Boromir, movies, books, conflict, choices, corruption, drama, characters, characterization, middle earth, pacing, plot, tolkien tuesday, analysis, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Paterson: Art in the Mundane 
      
        
      
      
        MoviesChris La Portemovies, paterson, Adam driver, writing, characterization, analysis, movie analysis, film, characters, conflict, art, creativity, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      The Adventure Zone and Telling Stories Together 
      
        
      
      
        Writing On WritingChris La Portestorytelling, story, dungeons and dragons, the adventure zone, TAZ, podcasts, characters, characterization, the McElroys, writing, blog, journey, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      Rian Johnson and Imperfect Characters 
      
        
      
      
        MoviesChris La Portemovies, storytelling, story, characterization, characters, luke skywalker, skywalker, kylo ren, rian johnson, writing, plot development, star wars, looper, film, blog, storycraft, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      (Archive) Movie Monday: The Force Awakens
      
        
      
      
        MoviesChris La Portemovies, star wars, reviews, force awakens, kylo ren, skywalker, han solo, characters, characterization, movie monday, blog
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      The Little Things in Jaws Have the Biggest Impact
      
        
      
      
        MoviesChris La Portemovies, film, analysis, storytelling, story, character creation, characterization, characters, Jaws, Brody, blog, storycraft, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      What A Video Game Taught Me About Characterization
      
        
      
      
        Video GamesChris La Portevideo games, characterization, characters, aloy, horizon zero dawn, hzd, games, story, storytelling, writing, character creation, blog, storycraft, third
       
      
    
  
    
      
        
      
      5 Times the "Good Guys" Were Complete Jerks
      
        
      
      
        MoviesChris La Portemovies, jurassic park, indiana jones, star wars, the office, arrested development, Michael bluth, luke skywalker, skywalker, Darth vader, trex, plot lines, characters, good guys, jerks, blog, getgeeky