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Friday Five

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Five reasons I like certain characters:

Their emotions are evident without being theatrical.

They demonstrate a sensitivity – yes, even the male characters.

They're flawed and aware of it.

If they don't have faith in God, they're aware they don't have it all together.

They are unique in some way.

These are simplified and somewhat vague. What can you add from your own preferences?

 

Father, help me to create characters that set them apart and make them unique and readable, relatable, humanly weak/flawed, and seeking after you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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5 responses to “Friday Five”

  1. Brenda S. Anderson Avatar
    Brenda S. Anderson

    They have to be relatable. If I can’t identify with them in some way, I’ll lose interest.
    They have to be real. If I find myself rolling my eyes constantly, chances are they’re not coming across as authentic.

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  2. BK Jackson Avatar
    BK Jackson

    Humility, coupled with the fact that they are:
    Larger than life
    Excellent at what they do
    Vulnerable
    Not easily defeated
    Manage to surprise you
    And I ditto Nicole’s emotion without theatrics

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  3. Nicole Petrino-Salter Avatar
    Nicole Petrino-Salter

    Both Brendas present excellent points, traits. I agree. “Larger than life” doesn’t have to mean like Mitch Rapp to me – because he is (and he’s possibly my all-time favorite character – at least in thrillers 😉 ) – (don’t you love all these dashes and parentheses?) – but sort of jumping off the page in their unique way – which also doesn’t have to be spectacular and in fact can be quite ordinary but something sets them apart. Ta Da : that sentence is over!

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  4. Debra Avatar
    Debra

    The main thing for me to like characters is what Brenda Anderson said, “They have to be real.”
    One morning while praying, I almost brought up the names of some characters in the book I was reading!

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  5. Nicole Petrino-Salter Avatar
    Nicole Petrino-Salter

    I’ve done that, too, Debra, and characters in a series TV show! Silly us. Yes: authenticity is it when it comes to characters, agreed.

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