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Q&A How can I establish the nature of a person/group without action?

The best way to show a character is to get in their head. If your writing style permits it you can let us know what they are thinking. What qualities do they consider virtues? what qualities are fl...

posted 7y ago by Andrey‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Andrey‭ · 2019-12-08T07:32:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
The best way to show a character is to get in their head. If your writing style permits it you can let us know what they are thinking. What qualities do they consider virtues? what qualities are flaws?

Do they look at a poor person and feel pity or disgust? Do they see a battle on the news and think glory or needless slawter?

If you can't get into their head you can do the same with dialog. A character can tell another how they feel about world events, places, and people.

I always like this approach because it let's you combine character development with world building. It helps if specific readers may find one or the other boring.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-12-20T20:57:16Z (almost 7 years ago)
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