"Double ZZ Blogs"

Introduction: The Writer’s Dilemma (I’ve Been There) Double ZZ Blogs Let me be real with you—I’ve wrestled with this question more times than I can count: What’s harder to create—believable characters or an engaging plot? It’s not just a hypothetical. It’s one of those gut-check questions I ask myself every time I stare at a blank page and whisper, “Now what?” There were nights I thought if I could just get my plot tight—clean, twisty, satisfying—then boom, I’d have a great story. But then I’d read what I wrote and realize, with a sinking feeling, that my characters were as flat as a white wall. No soul. No heartbeat. Other times, my characters were full of voice and backstory, but they wandered aimlessly through the story like tourists without a map. So yeah, I’ve been through it. And this article? It’s the breakdown I wish I had when I first started chasing stories. Creating Believable Characters (The Emotional Marathon) I remember the first time I fell in love with a character I wro...