Writing Vivid Characters Quotes

“Readers don’t really want to know all the minutiae of what a character looks like and wears. Pick a few relevant details, and allow the reader’s imagination to fill in the rest of the picture.”
― Rayne Hall, Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

“If your main character has a secret to hide, your novel will get more tension, and possibly more drama and depth, too.”
― Rayne Hall, Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

“Find little ways to weave behaviourisms into the story. The reader will observe these clues –consciously or subconsciously, and conclude that this is the character’s personality.”
― Rayne Hall, Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

“Introduce no more than two new characters at a time. Otherwise your readers will get confused and forget their names and who they are.”
― Rayne Hall, Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

“For the main character, I suggest you specify a trait which will encourage him to get into trouble –‘curious’ or ‘courageous’ are useful.”
― Rayne Hall, Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

“It’s best to develop them organically, side by side. Creating first one and then the other can lead to inauthentic stories.”
― Rayne Hall, Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

“Occasionally, characters simply walk into the plot uninvited and behave as if they belong.”
― Rayne Hall, Writing Vivid Characters: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors