The Fantasy Writing Show with Jed Herne

The Advanced Character Design Technique All Fantasy Writers Should Know

August 19, 2026·16 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Want to write excellent fantasy characters with real depth to them? Then you might want to use a technique I call Dyadic Character Design. I would consider this to be one of the more advanced character-building techniques I’ve learned over the last fourteen years of writing. It’s helped me a lot with the four novels I’ve published, and it’s also helped many of my writing students as well. In today's episode, I’ll even show you how one of my students used it in the book he just published.Want me to personally help you write a great fantasy novel? Join my 12-Week Fantasy Writing Bootcamp.Read The Blood Map by my student, Peter Christensen: https://geni.us/blood-map Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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