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Tag Archives: Character development in fiction
Exercises for sparking up character for the short story
Copyright © 2014 Jerry Dunne This post is a follow on from Sparking up character in the short story. So now we know we need to find the attitude of the character as related to the idea and plot (or … Continue reading
From stereotype to rounded character with speed and ease
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne Stereotypes are not real people, as real people are multi-dimensional. All the same, with only a few simple but poignant attributes, a stereotype offers an immediate, energetic and powerful impression. By using the stereotype as … Continue reading
Sparking up character for the short story
Copyright © 2014 Jerry Dunne It is difficult enough to bring character to life in a novel, but a short story offers an even trickier challenge. Many writers need time to build their character and give it energy. They can’t … Continue reading
A few thoughts on the inspiration behind character development
Copyright © 2015 Jerry Dunne Character does not arise in some pure form out of the writer’s imagination. The creative mind is influenced by a myriad of sources that gather in quantity and quality over a whole lifetime and arrives … Continue reading
Improving the character interview technique used by fiction writers
Copyright © 2013 Jerry Dunne In this post, we look at how the character interview technique is used as a means to help stimulate the fiction writer’s imagination in developing character. We see that the usual approach with this technique … Continue reading