|
Excellent Resources For
Aspiring Poets As
Of
... |
|
|
| |
|
|
Imagine baking a chocolate cake with bakers chocolate and no sweetener. You would have a cake with no flavor, yet somehow manage to leave a nasty taste in your mouth.
The same can be said of characters who haven't had been fully developed and spiced up a bit.
A hero or heroine with no history or depth will leave the same acrid taste in your reader's mouth. He will open the book to sample it and never sink his teeth into it again.
Before writing your book create an outline of each character.
This should include:
- character's history
- likes and dislikes
- best friend
- worst enemy
- biggest problem
- hidden strengths and talents
Then take a few pages and develop a full profile on your character, even if many of these details will never be seen in your book.
|
*Check out the
valuable,
time-saving and
free resources
on this page for
more resources
on African American Poetry
and other poetry
related links....
| |
|
Why is this important?
If you don't know your characters, your readers never will.
Worse yet they will come off as flat and uninteresting.
Ex. Matt went to school. He got into a fight with Peter and was sent into the principles office. They later made up and learned the meaning of getting along.
The end.
BORING
|
*For more helpful
information and
links on African American Poetry,
save time by using
the resources
available on this
site and other poet
related sites....
|
|
|
Matt and Peter were at it again. Julie covered her eyes, as the other students squirmed to get a better look.
Principle Snider stormed down the hall with murder in his eyes. This was the last straw.
Do you get a sense that there is a history with these two boys? What about their relationship with the principle? Why would Julie cover her eyes? Is she a longtime friend of one or both of them?
Create a rich history for each character then develop the connections between them. It will not only develop your characters more fully but may even fill your mind with storylines and potential conflicts.
Caterina Christakos is the author of How to Write a Children's Book in 30 Days or Less.
|
|
Caterina Christakos
Caterina Christakos is a published author and children's book writer. To learn how to write a children's book in 30 days or less go to: http://www.howtowriteachildrensbook.com.
Information, Facts and Resources
About
How to Create Characters that will Make Your Readers Cheer
Courtesy of
African American Poetry
*Commentary: The
Commentary sections, if any, are provided
as additional information for
the reader by the publisher, and
are not part of the original
content of the article by Caterina Christakos, and
therefore do not represent
the author's opinion or advice. |
|
|
Find more articles for
Aspiring Poets by
Caterina Christakos and
other experts in
the online
article
directory
resource that
lets you easily
and quickly
search in the
title for
information on
your search
words.
Hopefully this
article
has helped you get the
facts you were looking
for. However, if you want to
do more research on your
search topic, check some of
the other valuable
resources
listed on this page or use
the search boxes
below.
|
|
To
search
the
Aspiring Poets
Article Database
on this
site use
the
first
search
box
below...to
use
Google,
use the
Google
Search.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Aspiring Poets
Related
Resources
And News |
|
|
| |
|
