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#94: How to Reveal Your Character’s Inner Life on the Page

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Jun 8, 2023
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INSIGHT

Interiority's Power

  • Novels uniquely invite readers into a character's mind, letting them follow their thought processes.
  • This "on-the-page processing" is interiority, and it's what makes novels special.
ADVICE

Defining Interiority

  • Define interiority as on-the-page access to a character's psyche as they process information.
  • It includes thoughts, feelings, memories, and interpretations—anything a security camera can't capture.
ANECDOTE

Dress Example

  • Imagine a daughter receiving a new dress but reacting angrily, leaving the reader confused.
  • Interiority, like a thought revealing her anger stems from a previous event, clarifies her reaction.
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