Claire
Claire asked Tera Lynn Childs:

How do you make your characters come alive?

Tera Lynn Childs Tough question! I always try to treat my characters as real people, who have thoughts, opinions, backstories, histories, likes, dislikes, skills, and flaws. I try to make them unique from each other and I sprinkle in traits of people I know in real life. Not whole people, but small things. And, most importantly, I leave myself open to letting my characters surprise me. Sometimes I'm typing and a character suddenly says or does something I didn't expect. That makes them feel more like a real person who makes their own choices.
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