Making Characters That Linger in the Reader’s Mind

Elena Hartwell, Kathleen Cosgrove, Kirsten Marquette, Nikki Wright, Ray Peden, and Sharon Marchisello share techniques for creating characters that linger in a reader’s mind. They explore how motivation, conflict, and emotional truth elevate storytelling.

To access this content, please sign up as a member.

Check out these other resources:

The Dead Man Behind the White Picket Fence

The Dead Man Behind the White Picket Fence

The “picket fence” to this group of authors means many different things, including the divide between rural and urban life or a secluded religion. Most of all, it refers to a guise that belies darkness. The authors in this panel discuss their interpretations.