Characterising a Character

It’s one thing to come up with an idea for a character, it’s another to successfully convey the nature of that character to the reader. The most common approach is to lean on exposition. Many writers will try to characterise their characters by telling the reader all about their pasts and motivations. That is certainly a valid way of doing things, but there are other things you can do to add more depth to your characterisations. Many of these things are subtle, but taken together, they help fles...