Thursday, 30 July 2015

Fiction Writing - Character Development

Dear potential author,
Character development is very important. In fact, so important that I don’t know how much to stress this element of writing.
Main characters
Your main characters are like your leading lady and man if you think in terms of film. Without them you don’t have a story. They are the story.
Secondary characters
A secondary character is just that. Secondary. By no means are they redundant. They are there to help or hinder the main characters from achieving their goal.
Describing your characters
Describing your characters is about creating a visual image for your reader. Finding pictures of what you think they look like will help you in describing them. Creating a file for each character is always a good idea. The following questions will help you create your character:
How old are they?
Do they have family?
What do they like to eat, read, listen to?
Are they educed?
What good or bad, habits are they practising?
Until we meet again,
Just Write

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