The Truth About Writing Characters You Love
Writing characters to seem real is essentially the sport of writing in a nutshell. Yet whether you are writing a book, engaging in some tabletop roleplaying, or creating a homunculus in your basement, there are some strategies. In fact, the title of this article was inspired by a very famous author I saw on television talking about how little time he spent developing story parts that it all actually sounded kind of–well–easy. The irony of character creation is most people have built into them everything needed to assess the realness of others in the real world. But what you might… Read the rest
