Comments on: Creating Fictional Characters—Part 4: Fleshing Out Characters with Tags, Traits, and Relationships http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/01/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-4-fleshing-out-characters-with-tags-traits-and-relationships/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Thu, 24 May 2012 04:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/01/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-4-fleshing-out-characters-with-tags-traits-and-relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-279186 Lillie Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:30:29 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2785#comment-279186 Don, I think making characters perfect is a common mistake of beginning writers. They forget that imperfect humans prefer to read about people that are imperfect also. Don,

I think making characters perfect is a common mistake of beginning writers. They forget that imperfect humans prefer to read about people that are imperfect also.

]]> By: Don@ Christian Fiction Magazines - Authors http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/01/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-4-fleshing-out-characters-with-tags-traits-and-relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-278758 Don@ Christian Fiction Magazines - Authors Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:35:31 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2785#comment-278758 Awesome info. The most important part - give your character a flaw. Humans have flaws, and many writers tend to leave those out. Great stuff. Awesome info. The most important part – give your character a flaw. Humans have flaws, and many writers tend to leave those out. Great stuff.

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/01/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-4-fleshing-out-characters-with-tags-traits-and-relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-274109 Lillie Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:07:52 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2785#comment-274109 What a great idea, Sandy. Thank you for commenting. What a great idea, Sandy. Thank you for commenting.

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]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/01/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-4-fleshing-out-characters-with-tags-traits-and-relationships/comment-page-1/#comment-263504 Lillie Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:33:38 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/?p=2785#comment-263504 Kitty, I don't have any recommendations for software. I used something years ago, which was helpful, but it is no longer available. I know there are several programs for writers to keep track of plot and characters, but I have never used any of them and don't even remember the names. Kitty,
I don’t have any recommendations for software. I used something years ago, which was helpful, but it is no longer available. I know there are several programs for writers to keep track of plot and characters, but I have never used any of them and don’t even remember the names.

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