Comments on: Avoiding Change: What’s Stopping Our Characters?

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 00:50:45 +0000

In reply to Vivienne Sang. You're welcome, Vivienne! :)

By: Vivienne Sang

Vivienne Sang — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:28:52 +0000

Thanks for this post. Most helpful.

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By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 19:05:14 +0000

In reply to Jan Sikes. Glad you found it helpful, Jan! :)

By: Jan Sikes

Jan Sikes — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 18:30:52 +0000

This is such great advice on layering characters growth and not reveal everything to the reader at once!

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By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:14:20 +0000

In reply to Mark Marderosian.

Hi Mark,

Glad this resonated with you! To figure out your character, you could try filling in the blanks on some statements from their perspective.

For example:
Yes, I’ve kept silent, but if I didn’t, I’d be afraid of ____ happening. I might lose ___ or be angry about ___ or have to admit ___.

Then once you’ve brainstormed some ideas, you can think about how those fears or reasons might affect their external words, actions, or behaviors, and make that internal into something external. 🙂 Good luck!

By: Jami Gold

Jami Gold — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:01:25 +0000

In reply to ANGELA ACKERMAN. Thank YOU for having me here, Angela! :)

By: Mark Marderosian

Mark Marderosian — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:36:08 +0000

This article is quite timely for me as I continue to bolster the reasons my MC would remain silent about a deep emotional wound for three years.
This is GREAT advice, suggestions, and clarity. Thank you for putting it all on paper, Jami!

A PS to the head honchos in charge of this site: The quality of writing and how-to’s on this site are amazing. A big go-to place for me in my journey. Thanks!

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:47:52 +0000

I like your take on how we can keep readers invested while the character fights their fear of change. Thanks, Jami!