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Category: Characters in 3-D

You can make us care about your character by providing a picture that allows us to admire the person at least a little. Put the character through a series of increasingly more difficult circumstances. The character should change and grow. To get to three dimensions, be sure to provide some sins or bad habits that the person is trying to overcome.

“We need to talk,” he said

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 11, 2013 Posted in Characters in 3-D, Plot

A reader’s eye catches on a quotation markĀ  —   Dialog helps connect the reader to the story. It’s a familiar element in popular contemporary fiction, and expected in storytelling. By developing your skills in writing dialog, you assure that …

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Getting a character to there from here

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 10, 2013 Posted in Characters in 3-D, Plot

Evolution of a character — We see that some of the most enduring stories feature a character that goes through changes. At the beginning of the story the character has a certain perspective. Think of Mr. Ebeneezer Scrooge in Charles …

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Tagged with: character development, depth, fiction writing, heart, plot strategies, strength

Hearts of stone

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 10, 2013 Posted in Characters in 3-D

Going for complexities of emotion — Try using Katherine’s hearts of stone as a writing prompt to explore emotion. Have you ever encountered a lack of warmth upon entering a room — perhaps there was a discussion that you interrupted, …

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Tagged with: acutely self-conscious, character development, meekness, strength

Develop some character

By A.D. Morel Posted on January 10, 2013 Posted in Characters in 3-D

Character under pressure — What will your character do when things go wrong? Let’s say you already made us care about this character by showing us the person doing something he/she is good at, or giving generously from the heart, …

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Tagged with: character development, creative writing blog, emotions as inspiration, fiction writing, good read, high quality fiction

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