In my view, there are three key elements linked with writing a novel: characters, plot, and setting. Fundamentally all ideas for writing a book can be worked back to these three major ingredients. As we all know, every good plot must have a beginning, a middle and an end. However , it's impossible to have any of these elements without first having characters, though not just any characters. For your novel to be engaging, the characters must be well thought-out and practical, and they must have something else: they have to be interesting.
One of the keys to writing plausible and interesting 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 make believe personalities will have of being believable. But making your characters believable doesn't ensure that they will be fascinating. For that you will need an extra element.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each personality in your story wants something distinct , and discovering exactly what that consists of for each personality will aid you in deciding who they are and how they will act in a specific set of circumstances. The key to creating interesting characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you will not only be led through the development of of engaging and believable characters, but this understanding will assist 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 tend to give you give you hints on how they live; and, once they begin interacting with other characters in your story, will add incredible persepctive on your plot and assist you in the process of engineering that as well.
One of the keys to writing plausible and interesting 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 make believe personalities will have of being believable. But making your characters believable doesn't ensure that they will be fascinating. For that you will need an extra element.
You need to know what your characters want.
Each personality in your story wants something distinct , and discovering exactly what that consists of for each personality will aid you in deciding who they are and how they will act in a specific set of circumstances. The key to creating interesting characters is understanding what drives them. If you understand that you will not only be led through the development of of engaging and believable characters, but this understanding will assist 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 tend to give you give you hints on how they live; and, once they begin interacting with other characters in your story, will add incredible persepctive on your plot and assist you in the process of engineering that as well.
About the Author:
Michael Snow is the author of ZION'S WEB, the first novel in the Zachariah Burton detective series. As well as writing novels, Michael maintains a blog site which features some engaging and useful blogs, including tips on writing a book..
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