Hey y’all! I did a series of posts about personality traits for different zodiac signs, with the idea that they could inspire fictional characters in your writing. For everyone’s convenience, this post links to all of the ones in the series. (I formatted some of these differently than others, but I’m not changing it. I’m not a Virgo.) Click on the name

Hi friends! Welcome to my final post about using zodiac signs to create fictional characters. Whether you believe in astrology or not, it’s a fun way for writers to think about character development. I promised I would finish up this series before the end of the year. In before the lock! Let’s take a look at Pisces, the sign of

Hi friends! Welcome to the penultimate post in my series about using signs of the zodiac as inspiration for character development. This is going to be the easiest one of all, because I am such an Aquarius. Let’s take a look at the typical Aquarius personality type! Here are some good qualities of an Aquarius: humanitarian unconventional innovative idealistic curious 

Hi friends! Welcome back to my series about using archetypes from astrology as inspiration for character development. A few people have asked me to please finish this zodiac series, and I will before the end of 2015. [AdSense-B] It bothers me that Capricorn, the goat, looks an awful lot like Aries, the Ram. I feel like one of them should

Hey there! This is part of a series on developing fictional characters using supposed traits of zodiac signs. Whether you believe in astrology or not, it’s a fun way to think about personality types. [AdSense-B] Today we’re looking at Sagittarius. Of all the zodiac signs, it is the hardest to spell, and it’s the sign of the centaur who likes

Hey there! This is part of a series on developing fictional characters using supposed traits of zodiac signs. Whether you believe in astrology or not, it’s a fun way to think about it. Today we’re looking at Scorpio! [AdSense-B] Scorpio is a common personality type for romance heroes – so much so that if your romance hero is a Scorpio,

I will admit that of all the zodiac signs, Libra is the hardest one for me to pin down. But if I’m understanding the classic Libra personality type correctly, Libras themselves can be hard to pin down, because they go back and forth on decisions and often want to get along with everyone. Let’s take a look at Libra characteristics!