Here is Part 4 of the Character series I’ve been doing.
We’ve had:
What to Avoid when Creating Character
Giving Your Characters Their Character
Now . . . let’s Make Believe (able) Characters.
#1
Stay within Character
Atticus Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird was a noble and honorable man. Imagine if you will if you saw him drunk and groping a waitress who was saying no.
I don’t think you would have the same respect for him. I know I wouldn’t. A character, good or bad, needs to stay in the character that you led the reader to believe he or she was unless you have a very good reason for a surprise change. Sure characters have a change of heart in the end, but perhaps there at some point along the way needs to be a glimmer, a hint of something in them.
#2
Balance…
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