In my view, there are three key elements associated with writing a novel: characters, plot, and setting. Fundamentally all ideas for writing a book can be tracked back to these three main ingredients. As everyone knows, every good plot must have a beginning, a middle and an end. But it's impossible to have any of these components without having characters, though not just any characters. In order for your novel to be engaging, the characters must be well thought-out and pragmatic, and they also must have something else: they have to be engaging.
One of the keys to writing plausible and engaging 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 plausible does not ensure that they will be fascinating. For that you need an additional component.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each character in your story wants something distinct , and discovering precisely what that consists of for each personality will aid you in deciding who they are and how they will act in a certain set of circumstances. The key to creating engaging characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you'll not only be led through the creation of engaging and believable characters, but this understanding will help 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 tremendous insight into your plot and help you in the process of creating that as well.
One of the keys to writing plausible and engaging 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 plausible does not ensure that they will be fascinating. For that you need an additional component.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each character in your story wants something distinct , and discovering precisely what that consists of for each personality will aid you in deciding who they are and how they will act in a certain set of circumstances. The key to creating engaging characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you'll not only be led through the creation of engaging and believable characters, but this understanding will help 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 tremendous insight into your plot and help you in the process of creating 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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