Giving Characters the Tools They Need to Succeed

Categories: Characters | Fiction | Thrillers

Strong characters need more than a role in the story—they need the skills, flaws, motivations, and experiences that make them believable. In this session, authors discuss their approaches to character development and share techniques for creating characters that feel authentic, dynamic, and fully realized on the page.

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