Characterization

The short essay below is based upon the material in chapter 5 of my book on fiction writing: Build a Better Story.

Today's topic is characterization and I'll concentrate of an aspect that you'll have trouble finding in how-to books on fiction writing: a character's philosophical outlook on life. Everyone has a philosophical outlook (but you may not be aware of it) and characters deserve one also because this attribute influences the way the character thinks and defines the character's...