Post on 18-Dec-2015
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Character Development: The Nuts and Bolts
The BEST WAY to develop characters is to let traits unfold NATURALLY through ACTION, DIALOGUE, or THOUGHTS
For characters, always try to avoid long passages of DESCRIPTION, even for APPEARANCE
Consider interesting NAMES or NICKNAMES
Show Not Tell: Names
Faustina O’Brienthe Baedecker girlsMr. Albrucksburger Miss HaagArdita Fitz-PetersMr. P. JewettMiss Claudia HipYoung Goodman Brown
Nicholas NicklebyWackford SqueersSir Mulberry HawkMiss SnevellicciHumbert HumbertAntonopoulisNicknames: Singer, Machine, Toast, etc.
References Gotham Writers’ Workshop
Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York’s Acclaimed Creative Writing School
Janet Burroway Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft