When Cheryl was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in her memoirWild, she kept running into a certain type of hiker. This group of hikers spoke a certain way, wore certain gear, and were all hiking for similar reasons. To portray this group, Cheryl decided to combine all of them into one, ...
Despite this, authors often injure characters in ways that would, in the real world, lead them to death or extensive hospital stays. Humans are fragile creatures, and the patient that jumps up after being unconscious for half an hour is the exception rather than the rule. In the real world...
Believable characters areunique and three-dimensional. Each has real attributes, like appearance, personality, and a backstory, that make them relatable. A character's motivations inform their actions and decisions, creating the narrative arc in the story. How do authors create believable characters?
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The character I’ve chosen to portray is none other than Misa Amane, who began worshipping Light after he punished the criminal that killed her parents. Misa possesses yet another Death Note book, and wants desperately to help Light do his work. In putting together my outfit, I was surprise...
IP: What is also interesting to me is how you portray cosmopolitanism in Asia. The horror film director inPonticomes from Indonesia and moves to Hong Kong, and there is a reference to a Filipino film as well. How do you view Asian or Southeast Asian cultures? Are there points of connecti...
This means you don’t need to be as careful with your banter when it’s between characters who are close. However, you do need to show readers how positive the relationship is so they can factor that in. Maybe after a couple of old friends reunite, they hug, exchange a few gibes, an...
I think the most important thing to me is to just write a damn good character. I love flawed, messy, real characters and, as I do desire to add to the wonderfully growing list of books featuring bisexual protagonists, one of my biggest goals is simply portray that character as a real ...
i have had characters NOT understand that what happened to them is unacceptable… not understand that it was rape… even if they were unhappy about it… because internalized victim blaming is a real thing. so i find the “pretend it never ever happens” to be a very bad idea. i read an...
Since it’s simple to publish a new ebook or a print-on-demand paperback, authors can readily go back and improve their stories. They can tighten text, streamline plot, enhance action, and draw characters more sharply. That’s exactly what I did in rewriting my science thriller The Rainbow...