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

Looking fake isn't a factor of too much character development, it's a factor of bad character development. Use as much as you need to show every facet of the character that you deem important. The ...

posted 14y ago by Maulrus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:45:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/366
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Maulrus‭ · 2019-12-08T00:45:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Looking fake isn't a factor of _too much_ character development, it's a factor of _bad_ character development. Use as much as you need to show every facet of the character that you deem important. The way you make sure they don't seem fake is to just keep it consistent.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-22T05:05:11Z (almost 14 years ago)
Original score: 7