Harden thy heart

September 23, 2005

Characters are the most important aspect of a novel to me. They must be strong, vulnerable and flawed to be believable.
- Theresa Michaels

I think the temptation is to make one’s characters perfect, or at least free from suffering. Unfortunately, real people not only aren’t perfect, they also suffer. It is difficult to make one’s characters suffer, but needs must.

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