Characters
Narrative writing has characters
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A character is a person, animal, creature or thing in a story. Characters keep the story’s plot line moving through their words and actions.
Characters are an important part of any story.
Well developed characters bring a story to life, you can not write a story without characters.
For our level of story writing we will focus on two types of characters:
Main characters and
secondary characters
Main characters
Main characters are the most important characters in a story. Main characters have the most influence on a story’s plot line.
Secondary characters
A secondary character helps make a story complete. Secondary characters help the progression of the story’s plot line.
Characters must be properly developed
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Character must be properly developed through description, dialogue and action
Describing a character
Give your character a name. What does your character look like. What are some traits of your character:- is he brave? Or does he like to lie?
Dialogue
Dialogue are words spoken by characters. Dialogue should be brief, however, dialogue should reveal information about the character:- what she is thinking, how she feels and what is her motive for doing something.
Action
The actions taken by a character should tell the reader something about the character’s personality, traits and motivations.