Writing Morally Ambiguous Characters | Writing Tips

Let's chat about writing moral ambiguity! Anti-heroes, morally grey characters, problematic favs, and all that messy wonderful stuff. BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Yemen Crisis information, donations, and petitions (updating list): https://yemencrisis.carrd.co Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com RELATED VIDEOS: → The Ultimate Guide to Tense and POV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P87GYxwoQUE → Writing Complex Characters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdA8DjiQ6us&t=139s → Anti-Heroes (@Reedsy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfpEN8YTlA8 → Anti-Villains (@Reedsy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4FFd7NUP9I → Writing Unreliable Narrators (@Reedsy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIlijplYCOI MY SHORT FICTION: ☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾"Solarium" in Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾"Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾"Wishbone" video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾"Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Not worrying about perception 4:25 - Worldview over action 5:20 - Interesting over likeable 6:36 - Creating interesting flaws 8:57- Creating sympathy 9:53 - Using backstory 14:30 - Unreliability 15:34 - Consequence 18:07 - Testing the character 19:18 - Empathizing instead of judging MORE WRITING TIPS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop