Character descriptions are essential to make your characters alive. It’s what helps the reader make a connection to the character and the story.
Tag: character development
5 Power-Tips to Creating Memorable Characters
From the simplest clues, a character can take shape. Maybe you first reference the character as the boy or the tall girl. Even with those simple words, you’ve given that character life. Before that, there wasn’t a boy or a tall girl. But along with things (characteristics) you should include, there are a number of…
Getting to Know Your Characters
I recently read a post about writing for children. It focused on the story’s characters. Basically, the post advised to create and know your characters inside and out before beginning the story. In fact, it suggested that the author build the story around the characters once they were fully developed. While this is good advice,…