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Q&A Character Development - How much is too much?

I've read loads of books where the reaction and development of characters seems to extreme for the events that effect them in the story. However not having any development makes the character bori...

2 answers  ·  posted 14y ago by Joel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question planning characters
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:45:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Joel‭ · 2019-12-08T00:45:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've read loads of books where the reaction and development of characters seems to extreme for the events that effect them in the story.

However not having any development makes the character boring, or at least harder to relate to.

So i was wondering how much development do you think makes the character look fake or over acted?

Thanks, Randomman159

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-22T05:00:13Z (almost 14 years ago)
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