Comments on: Creating Fictional Characters—Part 1: Characters Are Story People http://lillieammann.com/2009/06/08/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-1-characters-are-story-people/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2009/06/08/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-1-characters-are-story-people/comment-page-2/#comment-209039 Lillie Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:20:46 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2701#comment-209039 ella, Not everyone realize show important characters are to the success of a story. Glad to found the article helpful. ella,

Not everyone realize show important characters are to the success of a story. Glad to found the article helpful.

]]> By: ella@Water bottle labels http://lillieammann.com/2009/06/08/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-1-characters-are-story-people/comment-page-2/#comment-208804 ella@Water bottle labels Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:07:18 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2701#comment-208804 Lillie, This is very good information - thanks for sharing it. Writing about characters in a way that helps create interest from the reader is very important. Without effective main characters, your story is in trouble from the start. Lillie,
This is very good information – thanks for sharing it. Writing about characters in a way that helps create interest from the reader is very important. Without effective main characters, your story is in trouble from the start.

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2009/06/08/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-1-characters-are-story-people/comment-page-2/#comment-173751 Lillie Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:14:19 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2701#comment-173751 Marie, You know you're reading about a great character when you find yourself talking to character--berating her when she does something stupid, encouraging her when she's depressed, giving her advice ... :-) Marie,

You know you’re reading about a great character when you find yourself talking to character–berating her when she does something stupid, encouraging her when she’s depressed, giving her advice … :-)

]]> By: Marie L http://lillieammann.com/2009/06/08/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-1-characters-are-story-people/comment-page-2/#comment-173635 Marie L Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:11:07 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2701#comment-173635 Thank you for this very useful information. This particular line struck a chord with me... "Readers must care about the characters". I fully endorse that comment. As a reader I can usually finish a book where the main character does not gel with me, but I won't bother with the sequel. What's worse is when the main character is just annoying! Thank you for this very useful information. This particular line struck a chord with me…
“Readers must care about the characters”.
I fully endorse that comment. As a reader I can usually finish a book where the main character does not gel with me, but I won’t bother with the sequel.
What’s worse is when the main character is just annoying!

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