Fiction novel writers never ignore characters. Characters live and
breathe as the heart and soul of every potential masterpiece.
How does the novelist get there?
Consider this perspective; they blend in the physical attributes of hair color, body build,
eye color etcetera, but, more important, they interview their characters to gain a
deeper understanding.
They ask each character in turn, digging to get as much information as possible:
1. What life experiences have you enjoyed?
2. What physical things have you enjoyed, even loved?
3. What experience or physical object liberated you?
4. What ideas and held beliefs have you outgrown?
5. What spiritual concepts have controlled your life?
6. What secular ideas have guided your life?
7. What physical or emotional risks have you taken?
8. What dangers have you avoided or courted?
9. What sufferings have helped you grow?
10. What people shaped or influenced you life? To what degree?
Donan Berg is the author of entertaining mystery and heartwarming romance. His 2016 romance,
One Paper Heart, won the Feathered Quill Gold Award First Place for Romance. His latest is a
romantic thriller, Alexa's Gold. Ask for both at your favorite book retailer.
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