The Ultimate Guide to Creating Captivating Characters
Develop the kind of characters your readers will fall in love with.
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There’s a theory out there (that I think, really, is more of a myth.)
The theory is that genre stories (think mystery, romance, science fiction, fantasy) are all about plot and literary stories are all about characters.
And it’s true that sometimes very, very literary stories are so character-based that there seems to be almost no plot. (I’m looking at you Virginia Woolf.)
And it’s true that sometimes genre stories are so plot-based that the characters are easy to forget. (Hello, Harlequin romance books.)
But the real truth is that character development is absolutely key to just about any memorable story that stands the test of time.