Tag: characterisation
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Introducing your characters
Introducing characters is an art in itself. I believe that a character should be described once, in a memorable and vivid way, and as early as the narrative allows. If you’ve done your job well, the reader develops an internal image, and unless it’s absolutely pertinent to the story, this should not be altered, tampered with,
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The Power of the Enigmatic Outsider
In the last few years, I’ve read several manuscripts where the writers have misunderstood that the role of their protagonist is split between two characters: the main character and the hero. The role of the protagonist Typically the protagonist in a story is the character who: the reader experiences the story through whose choices/actions drive