Essential Guide to Writing a Novel

Episode 146 - How to make our character unforgettable.

James Thayer

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We writers can use lovely phrases and perceptive observations when describing our character in our story, and yet the reader may still quickly forget the character.  Here's how to make a character stick in the reader's mind.  Also, are you a born writer?  Maybe so.  Here's why you might be.

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