Note From KMW: If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know how often we circle back to the idea that story is, at its heart, about change. Character arc, theme, plot—it’s all a study in transformation. However, this transformation is not just about what happens on the page, but what happens […]
October 7, 2016 by 48 Comments CharactersHow to Get Up Close With Your Characters
To create believable characters, novelists develop profiles. These descriptions of their characters—from birth conditions to major life event; weight, hair, and eye color; and character traits guide them as they write. However, concrete details about the imaginary people who inhabit the pages of your manuscript don’t allow you to experience them. You can’t get up […]
