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PART 6: Sketch and Outline

Learn the mechanics of character development.

Now, you might ask...what mechanics are you talking about?

Mechanics means understanding character development.

Are your characters memorable? What makes them tick? Can people relate to them? Do they go thru a period of struggle and redemption? Are they multi-dimensional? Blahzay Blahzay.

If your book is more storyline based, then of course, make the joint entertaining as possible with an easy flow. Otherwise, you would need to make people FEEL the characters as if they're reading about real folk.

Not for nothing, before people remember the story, they'll remember the CHARACTERS...the characters are there to move the stories and force people to relate to them.

Me personally, I write the storyline FIRST...then when I feel more comfortable with how the story is written after figuring out the plot, I create a sketch for each character in the book.

My sketch of each character may consist of their habits, likes-dislikes, moods, how they act in certain environments, the type of slang some of them use, their own individual behaviors, style of dress, etc...it's almost as if I'm a psychologist when I create my characters.

I outline my story with plots, sub-plots, symbolisms, etc. once I have everything in place as far as content.

To put it in a simpler way, find ways to make your characters stand out as opposed to readers forgetting about them...it's like how New Yorkers will always remember the naked Cowboy on 42nd street than the average Joe.

Let me remind you, there's a thin line between memorable and over-the-top

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Peace

-King