Category: Character in Fiction
On November 30th, at Butler University I had the privilege of hearing Eric Freeze read from his collection of stories called Invisible Men. During the…
Read MoreI know that I've written on this in at least one other post, but it is fundamental, so I trust you'll humor me. Yesterday I…
Read MoreIn 1954, Ralph Ellison told the Paris Review* that a character's development must proceed through three states: from purpose, through passion, to perception^. The beauty…
Read MoreYou will try to make your reader care about the character you've created. You'll do this by telling your reader all about the character's background,…
Read MoreOren's life is like our own*. It is not a series of events, but rather his life occupies a space in time and is constructed…
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