Creating Proactive, Relatable, and Capable Characters: Brandon Sanderson's Writing Lecture #5 (2025)
On Writing With Brandon Sanderson | Full Writing Lectures (2025)
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Crafting Compelling Characters
This chapter explores the significance of personal passions in character creation, citing a novel inspired by discussions around serial killers. It introduces a framework of three key attributes—proactivity, relatability, and capability—that are essential for developing dynamic characters and fostering reader engagement.
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