Curse of the cardboard sign

Search for "flat, lifeless nature" on Google and you will find quotes as Deidre is flat, lifeless with her hero status unworthy.

"Nicholas at times such a flat, lifeless character I couldn't quite care about it one way or the other."-Review of war and peace

This one fact: most people read fiction away from reality, and they are not usually interested in a beautiful landscape. Most people who escape reality live adventure through the eyes of someone else. Someone else to tell them to grab them, pulling them in her head and let them actor in the game, which is the presentation of a book or short story.

That someone is, of course, the protagonist of the book or short story. Or the main characters. The most annoying thing is that you might encounter is a fictional character, a flat. Thinking about life size switch people who you've seen in theaters. From the front, they look very real. Walk behind them and all you see cardboard and stand.

If your characters are cursed with that, your readers will then pair your book, you have the press will likely land in the trash. The fix for this is the process of developing your character before you start writing about it, or at least very much about before you wrote it. Sit down and write all your character's physical characteristics height, weight, size, color, her shoes and so on. This will draw a nice picture for you that you design who is that person. Once you have a good idea of who the character, then you can by completing the form, so let the character to grow in your head, let them anything significant. Give them time to mature!

Now that you have created a body such as a symbol of life? Give it a personality. This requires you to do something more than just the color of her hair, or how big it is. Real people, like, dislike, quirks, and so on. Your character must also. One of the easiest ways to create a realistic character with a wealthy person should take someone you know and the character model.

However, there will be times when you don't, everyone who writes, what do you know about, so for those moments, your first job is to sit down and interview. To do this, make a list of issues, such as where you were born, what were the names of your parents that you like, what your favorite color and so on. "Get into character" in much the same way as actors on the stage to do so. Take a few minutes, as if you sign and answer questions. As detailed as you possibly can.

When you're ready, get answers, and then put them out. Most of what you now know about your character probably won't be used in your history, but you have a solid template for writing. Now if your character is in the restaurant and they cook Goulash with beef and you know that your favorite character, but now deceased grandmother used to cook Beef Stew, you may very well find your character do something you never expectedbut fits perfectly into the scene.

The writer will often talk about their characters, argue with them, have refused to do certain things, or insist on doing things that writer doesn't want to. The signs of good character, specified by. If you do not, then it is time for a little bit of character building session.