We’re looking at the wants, needs, flaws, and symptoms of main characters this week. Let’s get to our own: Continue reading
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Want, Need, Flaw, Symptoms: How the masters do it
We’re looking at how the masters give their characters emotional wants and needs and character flaws. Here’s what I’ve seen in the stories I’ve read lately: Continue reading
Filed under Character, Story Master Wednesday
Character: Want, Need, Flaw, Symptoms
Last updated 2.5.20
This week’s tool pulls together what we’ve learned from other tools (concept and theme) and teases out how those tools apply to, and build, a character. Julie Gray calls it Want, Need, Flaw, Symptoms, and I think that’s catchy, if not entirely illuminative, so there you have it. Continue reading
Filed under Character, Monday Tool Day