Crystal Clary Life Adventures: Love the Character:

Crystal Clary Life Adventures: Love the Character:: First we need traits, attitudes, and actions the reader's will love, but here's the problem: If Jackie is too perfect, your audi...

Love the Character:

First we need traits, attitudes, and actions the reader's will love, but here's the problem: If Jackie is too perfect, your audience may not believe in the character. A balance between actual caring and whether the audience can believe in the character is a tight rope balance.
   To solve this problem the writer needs to give Jackie some sign of affection that is not perfect. Jackie must have a small minor failing or weakness in her character or behavior to make us believe in her.
   Let's say she is honest, physically attractive, and has a great sense of humor--but she also has a drinking problem. Jackie comes to the rescue when her best friend is arrested for a murder she didn't commit. You like her already. Right.

#writerstip  

Character Appearance

#writerstip

Character Appearance

When an actor is evaluating a part, they try to keep track of how many scenes their character will appear. Will this script move them forward in the audiences mind or is it just a small part. If the character keeps coming back the audience will expect that actor to do something important. Why else would the writer keep bringing him back?
   If the actor has a small part he should remain that way. Say he fills a seat in a café, you wouldn't want to keep seeing him in other locations. The same goes for writing a book. The character should fade into the woodwork if he doesn't move the story forward.

Crystal Clary Life Adventures: EFFECTIVE PUNCTUATION

Crystal Clary Life Adventures: EFFECTIVE PUNCTUATION: #WRITER"STIP EFFECTIVE PUNCTUATION   Proper form. If you want to emphasis in dialogue or narration use italics. Use boldface e...

EFFECTIVE PUNCTUATION

#WRITER"STIP


EFFECTIVE PUNCTUATION
 
Proper form.

If you want to emphasis in dialogue or narration use italics. Use boldface except for headings. Now if you want to show very loud volume, capitalize all the letters. Look at the difference in this one word.

"Bird."

"BIRD." 

See the difference?  

#WRITER'STIPS

#WRITER'STIPS


If you would like to add to the reader's emotional experience, don't underestimate the power of texture. The way a person, place, or thing feels against the skin has a powerful reaction.


Luna's cool, wet, nose touched my cheek. Her tiny tongue lightly kissed me; this was Luna's way of saying, "I love you."

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