In my view, there are three main elements connected with writing a novel: characters, plot, and setting. Essentially all ideas for writing a book can be tracked back to these three main ingredients. As everyone knows, each good plot must have a beginning, a middle and an end. Nonetheless it's impossible to have any one of these elements without first having characters, although not just any characters. In order for your novel to be engaging, the characters must be well thought-out and realistic, and they must also have something else: they have to be interesting.
One of the keys to writing believable and fascinating characters can be found in reality. The closer your characters are to individuals you have met and interacted with in everyday circumstances, the greater chance these pretend personalities will have of being believable. But making your characters believable does not ensure that they will be engaging. For that you need an extra component.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each character in your story wants something distinct , and discovering exactly what that is for each character will aid you in deciding who they are and how they will act in a certain set of circumstances. The key to creating fascinating characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you'll not only be guided through the making of interesting and believable characters, but this understanding will aid you with the other facets of your story as wellâ€"such as plot and setting.
If you enjoy a firm grasp on who your characters are, they will not only tell you where they live, but will give you hints on how they live; and, once they begin interacting with other characters in your story, will add amazing insight into your plot and aid you in the effort of engineering that as well.
One of the keys to writing believable and fascinating characters can be found in reality. The closer your characters are to individuals you have met and interacted with in everyday circumstances, the greater chance these pretend personalities will have of being believable. But making your characters believable does not ensure that they will be engaging. For that you need an extra component.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each character in your story wants something distinct , and discovering exactly what that is for each character will aid you in deciding who they are and how they will act in a certain set of circumstances. The key to creating fascinating characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you'll not only be guided through the making of interesting and believable characters, but this understanding will aid you with the other facets of your story as wellâ€"such as plot and setting.
If you enjoy a firm grasp on who your characters are, they will not only tell you where they live, but will give you hints on how they live; and, once they begin interacting with other characters in your story, will add amazing insight into your plot and aid you in the effort of engineering that as well.
About the Author:
Michael Snow is the writer of ZION'S WEB, the first novel in the Zachariah Burton detective series. As well as writing books, Michael maintains a blog site which features a number of engaging and helpful blogs, including tips on writing a book..
