Warning: Characters in Mirror May Be Deeper Than They Appear
Know Your Story Locale and Setting
In order for your viewpoint characters and narrators to sound like natives of the fictional world (land, country, or era) of their stories—and in order for you to sound like a native yourself—you need to be more than familiar with the way the locals speak.
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Changing my mind
When I posted about the tv series Vera, a while back, I was convinced I’d never wite a fanfic based on the fandom, even though I love the series and the main characters. Sometimes that’s just the way it is. Then a few days later, I found that my mind was hard at work dreaming up an angsty fic about Joe Ashworth, and Vera too. I was completely astonished. Maybe you should never say never…
OOC: How to Keep Your Characters “In Character”
Who Are The Three Characters Driving Your Plot?
Sometimes deciding what role a character is going to play in your story is tricky. If you want to cut through the confusing labels used for characters, try this simple method: focus only on three biggest characters in your story and rank them in starring order.
Source: Who Are The Three Characters Driving Your Plot? – Writers Write
He Said, She Said: Dialog Tags and Using Them Effectively
In basic terms, dialogue tags (or speech tags) are like signposts, attributing written dialogue to characters. Dialogue tags don’t need to be fancy, splashy, or self-conscious. Their primary purpose is to show which characters speak and when. The greater the number of characters involved in a scene, the more important the frequency and positioning of tags becomes.
Source: Scribophile
How to Develop Realistic Characters
It’s easy to describe what a character looks like and give her/him/it a cool name. But how do you make your readers care about what happens to that character? What’s the secret to bringing your characters to life?
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Problems with Character Names
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5 Ways to Build Your Character
When you’ve been writing for a long time, even seasoned writers run the risk of having their characters feel the same. If you’ve been relying on one type of character in all your novels, now is the time to switch it up. It helps to try different approaches when building characters and see what happens. Here are 5 unique ways to develop your characters:
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Legit Writing Tip #123
Your characters MUST have agency. They must affect the plot in some way. Otherwise your readers will be asking themselves, “Why should I care about all this random stuff happening to this random character?”
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