"If you’re having trouble with a scene or a story arc, sometimes it helps to get inside your..."

“If you’re having trouble with a scene or a story arc, sometimes it helps to get inside your character’s head and see where the problem is coming from. A great way to do this: interview your characters!

 

Ask them all kinds of questions: goals, ambitions, childhood memories, favorite foods, celebrity crushes. And if you’re having trouble figuring out how two characters mesh, have them interview each other. It’ll definitely give you some new perspective on your story and the people in it.”

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Sona Charaipotra is a journalist, and received her MFA in Writing for Children. She is the co-founder of CAKE Literary, a boutique book development company with a decidedly diverse bent. Her first novel, Tiny Pretty Things (with co-author Dhonielle Clayton), hits shelves May 26, 2015.

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