When writing fiction, it is important to be able to
have an interesting plot and several well developed
characters that your readers (should you get published)
will begin to care about. Characters after all, can make
or break a story or novel because if you do not manage
to make them become believable entities, why should
anyone wish to continue to read? Writing fiction is
about providing pure escapism and helping the reader to
be able to submerge themselves into your story so that
they can forget the trials and tribulations of their own
existence. If you are a new writer and are considering
writing fiction, you need to really think about where
your story is going and how you yourself can start to
believe in your characters as this is a required
element.
When writing fiction and developing characters, you can make life easier for yourself by paying attention to the following steps:
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Know what type of story you are going to write. Make
sure that you know exactly what is going to happen from
start to finish. You may find that this
changes the general direction you have originally
envisaged, however as your characters grow within the
story, when it happens, it means that the characters are
starting to come to life.
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Think about the type of characters who would be required
to support the plot. Your characters also need to be
multi-faceted. Let them have some faults or annoying
habits, but also give them some positive traits-even the
villain of the piece is unlikely to be all bad. Writing
fiction is a little like playing god, you will know when
you have really started to connect with them because you
will have reservations about endangering them or writing
them out of your story.
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Provide a detailed history of their lives before you
start writing your story. You do not need to list every
aspect of this list to your readers but it does help you
as the author to know your character inside out. This
way, you can have some element within their past which
affects how they react to specific situations. This
makes them human….and believable.
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Throw some conflicting situations at your characters.
How they cope with these difficult situations will help
them to develop and it will also help your readers to
connect with them. When writing fiction, you will find
new and improved ideas which will keep both your
interest and those of your reader becoming stronger and
more influential.
Whether writing a short story or novel, some basic planning is essential as this not only helps the writer to continue the plot through to the end sentence but helps the writer to create believable characters that are alive and kicking and this is an important part when writing fiction.
Annette Young Editor of http://www.creative-competitor.co.uk specialising in providing opportunities for those with creative aspirations to earn recognition and money for their endeavours. Annette teaches Meditation,Creative Writing and Journalism and offers courses, one to one coaching and a critique service
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