Allison Symes's Blog - Posts Tagged "character-v-plot"
Book Recommendations
What makes you recommend a book to a friend?
For me, it has to be the great characters in the book. If I think they're great, my writing and other friends are likely to think so too.
I've never understood the character -v- plot debate. Characters drive the plot. Their actions and reactions are pivotal to the entire story.
Characters have to be well enough portrayed to make the plot work. A plot will fail if the characters are not up to it. A strong character can and does make all the difference to whether a story succeeds or not.
So I'll happily recommend books with great characters. I won't recommend books with convoluted plots but where the characters, for whatever reason, don't make me sit up and take notice.
How about you? What are your thoughts here>
For me, it has to be the great characters in the book. If I think they're great, my writing and other friends are likely to think so too.
I've never understood the character -v- plot debate. Characters drive the plot. Their actions and reactions are pivotal to the entire story.
Characters have to be well enough portrayed to make the plot work. A plot will fail if the characters are not up to it. A strong character can and does make all the difference to whether a story succeeds or not.
So I'll happily recommend books with great characters. I won't recommend books with convoluted plots but where the characters, for whatever reason, don't make me sit up and take notice.
How about you? What are your thoughts here>
