Caring about your characters

If you have no particular feeling for your characters, your readers won't either. You can have the most exciting plot with loads of action, but without memorable characters, your story will flag and go flat like a bad tire. Learn to love your characters, the heroes as well as the villains. Know what makes them tick. As a real life example, Richard M. Nixon, as president, did some very strange things. It is said that he had an overwhelming desire to be liked by everyone, which explains his motivation.

Know what motivates your charcters. People react in different ways to the same adversities. Some will carry a life-long grudge, others will take that adversity and use it as a challenge to better their lives. What will your characters do? Know this and you will be able to create good, solid characters whom your readers will remember.