Susan Uttendorfsky is over at The Story Reading Ape‘s blog with Part 59 of her Editing 101 series, Character Profiles. Have you considered interviewing your characters as a way of developing them into strong, flexible, and unique personalities? Susan’s articles are invaluable and highly #recommended
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others.
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Character Profiles
Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser (101:21), I’m almost 100% certain that at some point, you’ll have to keep track of your characters’ details. The plotter/pantser post also covered some practical ways that some authors make sure these details are fresh in their minds—or, at least, quickly available.
However, before you can list these precious tidbits of information, you have to either discover them (if your story leads you) or decide on them (if you lead your story). The obvious information is focused on physical appearance: eye color, hair color, stature, body shape, etc. But sometimes authors neglect to round out their profiles with other information that can play a critical part in your story. I’m talking about…
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Thanks for sharing, Tina 😀 ❤
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Welcome, Chris ❤
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Excellent idea! In the past, I’ve written a blog interview with the main character of one of my books. I will remember to do the same with the new book I’m writing!
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That’s a wonderful idea, Pam. I’ll have to give it a try 🙂 ❤
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This was great. Thanks for sharing.
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Welcome, Jan ♥
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Worthy reblog T. Love Susan’s tips. 🙂 ❤
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