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17.20: Basics of Ensemble Characterization

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Characterization in a Book

There's a difference between telling multiple stories under the umbrella of a single book and telling a story that has a lot of important characters in it. I think it's important to look at the the protagonist, protagonist. And i always call, i call my my my hero that or my heroine that because sometimes, even though you have a group of people, they're still a leader. A andt to me, they shape the relationship between themselves and everybody else. That is the beginning of characterization. When i start writing a book, you se, you've got the pro protag and ener protags, i, co protags i, apotagonists.

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