In my perspective, there are three key elements connected with writing a novel: characters, plot, and setting. Fundamentally all ideas for writing a book can be worked back to these three main ingredients. As everyone knows, every good plot must have a beginning, a middle and an end. Nonetheless it is impossible to have any one of these parts 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 pragmatic, and they must have something else: they have to be fascinating.
One of the keys to writing plausible and engaging characters can be discovered in real life. The closer your characters are to individuals you have met and interacted with in everyday circumstances, the bigger chance these pretend characters will have of being plausible. But making your characters plausible does not ensure that they will be engaging. For that you need a further part.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each character in your story wants something unique , and discovering exactly what that is for each personality will help you determine who they are and how they will act in a specific set of circumstances. The key to making interesting characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you will not only be led through the creation of interesting and believable characters, but this understanding will assist you with the other aspects of your story as wellâ€"such as plot and setting.
If you happen to have a firm grasp on who your characters are, they will not only tell you where they live, but they will give you hints on how they live; and, once they begin interacting with other characters in your story, will add incredible understanding of your plot and help you in the process of engineering that as well.
One of the keys to writing plausible and engaging characters can be discovered in real life. The closer your characters are to individuals you have met and interacted with in everyday circumstances, the bigger chance these pretend characters will have of being plausible. But making your characters plausible does not ensure that they will be engaging. For that you need a further part.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each character in your story wants something unique , and discovering exactly what that is for each personality will help you determine who they are and how they will act in a specific set of circumstances. The key to making interesting characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you will not only be led through the creation of interesting and believable characters, but this understanding will assist you with the other aspects of your story as wellâ€"such as plot and setting.
If you happen to have a firm grasp on who your characters are, they will not only tell you where they live, but they will give you hints on how they live; and, once they begin interacting with other characters in your story, will add incredible understanding of your plot and help you in the process 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 detective stories, Michael maintains a blog site which features several engaging and helpful blogs, including tips on writing a book..
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