Episode
294: 3 Mistakes That Are Secretly Flattening Your Fiction Characters
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- Mar 19, 2026
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Summary
Your characters all sound the same. Your protagonist feels reactive. You keep losing track of small details chapter to chapter. Sound familiar? These aren't talent problems — they're process problems. And process problems are fixable. In this episode, I break down 3 invisible mistakes that quietly flatten your fiction characters — and the intentional shifts that fix them. This video goes deeper than "show, don't tell" — it's for writers who are in the trenches trying to write characters that actually land on the page. ______________________________________________________________ ❓Want to take my signature program, THE EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE, which walks you through how to plan a deeply emotional story, step-by-step?❓ It and all my other signature programs are now available instantly when you join us inside the LEGENDARY FICTION FORGE. 👉The EMOTIONAL STORYTELLER'S INTENSIVE here is now yours in its entirety when you join the Legendary Fiction Forge. For just $67/month, you get full access to my entire course library, 2 Q&A/Coaching calls with me per month, a community of like mind authors, and much more! Learn more here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/join-lff-67 👉Have an idea, but not sure where you're going with it? Get OUTLINE YOUR NOVEL'S SKELETON IN LESS THAN AN HOUR here: https://6figurestoryteller.com/story-skeleton ______________________________________________________________ My full Emotional Storyteller's Intensive course and my full Emotional Editing Blueprint course, both of which sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars on their own, are both available now inside my exclusive membership for authors, the Legendary Fiction Forge. Want a full transformational pathway for imagining, writing, editing, and publishing your stories? Join us now in…