Great tips as always from Adirondack Editing. Thanks, Susan and Chris! This is where I’m hitting a snag in my plotting. Hopefully, this will get me over the hump! đ
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Originally posted as the Dun WritinââNow Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others.
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Character Profiles
Whether youâre a plotter or a pantser (101:21), Iâm almost 100% certain that at some point, youâll have to keep track of your charactersâ details. The plotter/pantser post also covered some practical ways that some authors make sure these details are fresh in their mindsâor, at least, quickly available.
However, before you can list these precious tidbits of information, you have to either discover them (if your story leads you) or decide on them (if you lead your story). The obvious information is focused on physical appearance: eye color, hair color, stature, body shape, etc. But sometimes authors neglect to round out their profiles with other information that can play a critical part in your story. Iâm talking aboutâŚ
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