Showing posts with label characters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label characters. Show all posts

Nov 18, 2011

On Writing: Characters, or the People in my Head

Yes, I drew that.


The most integral part of any story tends to be the characters in it. Whether fate acts upon them or they upon fate, it seems unlikely that a reader would truly connect to any story line without their presence. They are the links from the real to the imaginary, the pathway by which we come to understand the wealth and feelings that exist within a realm not entirely our own.

And yet, no one can seem to agree on exactly what they are.

What is a character to you?