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Revealing a character
- April 29, 2023
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- Category: Character Focus
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There are a number of ways a creator can let their audience know what a particular character is like. We’ll use Casanova as our example. Firstly, there is what other characters say, the reliability of which the reader needs to evaluate depending upon the nature and circumstances of the character who is speaking and -
Round or flat?
- March 18, 2023
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Characters fall on a continuum between round and flat. At the ‘round’ end of the spectrum characters are dynamic and less predictable. They have a wider range of qualities, some which may even appear contradictory. They will have a richer inner life and can experience regret and self-reflection. Their personalities are capable of change. They -
Power
- January 28, 2023
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One of the key aspects of most narratives is the nature and expression of power. Characters are enmeshed in a web of social and political forces within which they possess greater or lesser agency. Where people exist within these power relationships and how they respond to them goes a long way to defining who
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