The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Flaws (Paperback)Ready to explore the dark side for your protagonist, antagonist, or someone in between? Flaws can hold your character back, cause friction in their relationships, keep them from achievement, and stunt their personal growth. They're a key part of your character's personality and will shape their choices, motivations, and behavior, as well as determining whether they succeed or fail in the story. This thesaurus helps you: Develop Realistic, Relatable

Painful experiences are part of life and generate lasting psychological effects

This set is perfect for writers looking to create fresh

The setting has many superpowers

and mortal peril)

Show Character Arc Growth

Work can tempt the character to cross moral lines

Take a deep dive into 118 real-world painful events that could be part of your character's past

making it easy to find the perfect problem or obstacle to move story events along

but failures and mistakes can generate moments of internal reflection about what to do next time for a better outcome

and Inner Struggles (Volume 2) serves up 115 scenarios that lead to power struggles

enabling you to show inner growth as they respond to the mental

sensory details that can transport readers into the heart of each scene