A Writer's Journey Part I: Do You Know Your Characters?

Characters matter; your audience will connect with them to a much greater degree than they will the most eloquently constructed descriptive passage of all time.  Certainly, descriptive scenes done well do a great deal in revealing more of our character's depth, particularly when we get the opportunity to witness the manner in which characters interact within the scene.  More often, descriptive passages become passive information in the back of the reader's mind.  It's a transpo...