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Many writers employ an interviewing technique in order to give characters depth and realism within a plot. This makes sense to me and is a solid practice for creating deep, meaningful characters th...
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System
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2019-12-08T05:12:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
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N. Anderson
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2019-12-08T05:12:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
Many writers employ an interviewing technique in order to give characters depth and realism within a plot. This makes sense to me and is a solid practice for creating deep, meaningful characters that foster realistic relationships within the prose. My question is regarding characters who age noticeably throughout the course of a single novel. My specific example is a protagonist who is 25 years old in the first act, and after a gap which is not directly portrayed, is 46 in the second act. To add to this, there is also a potentially life changing event planned for the first act. Should I interview this character as a 20 year old, a 40 year old, or at both ages, as separate interviews?
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System
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2016-04-16T18:17:24Z (over 8 years ago)
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