Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Soft Spot

Read Genesis 47-50

Genesis 47:22 "Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands."

One way to make characters unique is to give them a soft spot—something beyond a weakness that guides their actions and decisions. It’s not only villains, other characters can benefit.

The soft spot can be a fondness for a pet, a certain kind of car, a person, or anything that can be used to deepen the character and further the plot.
 
It doesn’t have to come from within the person—a line the character won’t cross or a law the character won’t break. Give the character a soft spot, put her in a situation where the soft spot subject is in jeopardy, and strengthen your story by writing what happens next.

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