Tips, insights, and observations from our editorial staff about the craft of writing memorable characters in popular, mainstream, and literary fiction.
Characters: Making Them Real Tips on making your characters convincing and memorable from editor Renni Browne
Most fiction writers begin a novel or short story by coming up with characters firmly in mind and then building a story around them—or by coming up with a plot and then building characters to play the various roles it requires. It’s not really that simple, of course: an unruly character may at some point dictate a […]
