Monday, August 19, 2013

Characters

Read Jeremiah 10-12

Jeremiah 10:6 "Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might."

Characters have roles in stories. There’s the hero, the villain, the mentor, the shadow, the sidekick, the love interest, and more.

When writing a first draft it’s not critical to flesh out the characters more than the roles they play. Hopefully the act of writing the plot will show us more about what our characters are like.

However, before we submit our manuscript to any agents or publishers, we will want to make sure our characters are unique, interesting, and memorable and that they grow and change by the end of the book. That’s what will sell our stories to editors, agents, and especially to readers.

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