#convincing characters

[jagaimocchi]

And, of course, I fervently wished I belonged, not just because belonging is what children wish to do, but because after all whatever hardships or heartache the characters had to suffer, they counted enough to inhabit story books...I believed in them, most of all because the seemed so utterly to believe in themselves.

Jenny Diski, A View from the Bed, pg 220

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After the Battles: How To Avoid Overlooking Character Reaction

After the Battles: How To Avoid Overlooking Character Reaction

Throwing your characters into all kinds of perilous situations is not only fun, but a sign of a good writer – you’re not afraid to kill your darlings for the sake of upping the stakes, emotionally damaging your readers, and thickening the plot. This superpower can rapidly devolve into a super problem, however, if you overlook a simple fact.

Chances are, your characters are not Wolverines, packing…

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