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#94: How to Reveal Your Character’s Inner Life on the Page
Fiction Writing Made Easy
Characters Are Not Cameras
A character's inner thoughts, feelings, and reactions profoundly shape their experiences and how they process events. This subjectivity means that emotions must be depicted as personalized responses, rooted in each character's unique psyche and worldview. Writing must delve deeper than surface-level physical reactions to avoid clichés and melodrama; it should explore the underlying motivations and emotions driving these reactions. Essential questions like 'Why is this character acting this way?' and 'How do they feel in this moment?' should guide the narrative to ensure readers connect with the character's experience. Ultimately, characters should be portrayed as active participants, not passive observers, in the unfolding story, reflecting the complexity of human emotion and reaction.
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