Character. We authors have a hundred and one ways to create them, from rolling the dice on various attributes like an RPG to using personality quizzes to hearing them in our heads.
But how someone reacts to a situation is the best way to figure out who they are. Simple example. Let's say you have a character who's an amateur detective. Let's say you want that person to be reasonably smart.
Which is better, when the initial clues have been laid out, if your detective is asked, "Who could have committed this grisly crime?"
A) "I have no idea."
B) "I'd rather not speculate in advance of hard facts."
How you decide your character acts will tell readers more about your character than anything.
Published since 2009, over the years I've accumulated various items of writing wisdom. The Third Tuesday Writing Tidbit showcases these items in no particular order. Click here to see all 3T Tidbits.
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