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Q&A Peeking through character's mask

What you need to do is show your introvert to the reader when no other characters are looking, or when he's with people he's close to in some sense. Does your introvert cry when he goes home from...

posted 12y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:13Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T02:37:37Z (about 5 years ago)
What you need to do is show your introvert to the reader _when no other characters are looking,_ or when he's with people he's close to in some sense.

Does your introvert cry when he goes home from his job? Write in his journal or a private blog? Kick himself for not speaking up about something? What about when he talks to his parents, his brother, his landlady? Does he tell him things he wouldn't tell his boss?

Another similar technique is **[WARNING: TVTROPES LINK]** called [Pet The Dog](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PetTheDog), which shows us an otherwise Jerk character doing something nice, so we realize the Jerk has a heart of gold under the crusty exterior.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-12-19T18:27:54Z (about 12 years ago)
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