Episode 49 - Tailored for a perfect fit. Find the right characteristics for your cast of characters

November 13, 2015 • 00:15:34
Episode 49 - Tailored for a perfect fit. Find the right characteristics for your cast of characters
The Creative Writer's Toolbelt
Episode 49 - Tailored for a perfect fit. Find the right characteristics for your cast of characters

Nov 13 2015 | 00:15:34

/

Show Notes

itunes pic
Sometimes it's just one or two well placed,well fitting characteristics that make a character. In this episode we are going to look at what kind of characteristics we can give our characters, how to present those characteristics in a convincing and persuasive way, and we'll look at some examples of how writers have used characteristics of all kinds to complement and enhance the essence or core of their characters.

Other Episodes

Episode 164

October 01, 2021 • 00:41:02
Episode Cover

Episode 164. A citizen of two worlds. Juggling writing and life with Sam Mills and Michael J. Harvey

The American writers Joyce Carol Oates famously said:  “The biggest obstacle for writers is distraction from other people."   And it’s substantially true. But those...

Listen

Episode 173

March 26, 2022 • 00:48:15
Episode Cover

Episode 173: Make your reader feel smart, with Jessica Brody

Suppose you discovered that nearly all of the great stories written conform to a particular structure, a structure that would help to guide you...

Listen

Episode

June 13, 2014 • 00:10:38
Episode Cover

Episode 11 - Creating the individual character

In the last episode we looked at character integrity and how this is founded on 1.Believability/plausibility and 2. The character as an individual. In...

Listen