How To Write Memorable Characters With Jen Blood

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Jen Blood is the author of the bestselling Erin Solomon mysteries and a phenomenal editor at AdianEditing.com. Her first non-fiction book, The 5 Day Fiction Fix: Creating complex characters, is out now.

In this interview with Jen Blood we discuss:
Jen’s new book about creating complex characters.
What constitutes a character and ways to make readers care about characters.
The way that interaction with secondary characters informs readers about the central character.
How Jen prepares to write her own fictional characters and the dividing line between what readers need to know and what they don’t.
Tips for describing a character if you’re writing from first person point of view.
Character arcs and how important they are.
Realistic character motivation and approaching big subjects from a very individual point of view.
How to make our writing more emotional while being appropriate for your genre and your characters.
Some definitions of character types and what secondary characters are there for.
The most common mistake writers make with character.
Editing: http://www.AdianEditing.com
Fiction: http://www.JenBlood.com

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