💥how to use character foils in your writing
**reuploaded due to audio issues
hello everyone, and happy nanowrimo season!
i'm currently traveling until december, but I did film a few things before leaving the states and I've pulled together a brief introduction to character foils for you guys today! I hope this is instructive and helpful in your own novel-writing expeditions this month. :)
foils are one of my favorite topics and, in my opinion, one of the strongest tools we can use as storytellers. I barely scratched the surface here, but if you're new to the idea of foils, I hope this is helpful or illuminating!
✨ timestamps:
0:00 - title card
0:07 - intro
1:09 - pt. 1: what is a character foil?
2:10 - train to busan example
5:17 - pt. 2: utilizing character foils in your writing
11:05 - outro
as always, prescriptivist writing advice is silly—these are just my personal thoughts and observations, which I hope are helpful!
thank you so much for watching! if you have the means, please feel free to drop a "tip" in my kofi - link below. :)
✨ music:
sunflower // lukrembo
polaroid // louie zong
jay // lukrembo
sleepy cat // alejandro magña
peace & quiet // lukrembo
dreaming after work // cloudscape & lukrembo
✨ additional reading/listening:
ThoughtCo: What is a Foil Character in Literature?: https://www.thoughtco.com/foil-charac...
NFI: Foil Character - Everything you Need to Know: https://www.nfi.edu/foil-character/
Masterclass: Writing 101, What is a Foil Character in Literature?: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/...
Writing Excuses: Characters as Foils (podcast): https://writingexcuses.com/2018/07/08...
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✨ links:
travel writings: https://wherethehellami.blog
blog: https://lynndjung.wordpress.com/
twitter: / sweater_giraffe
kofi: https://ko-fi.com/lynndjung
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