Tip of the Day: Make Friends

If you are concerned that you just can't seem to figure out your character or illuminate them to the user, one of the easiest things to do is write a scene (or several) that has your character interacting with a very close friend or family member. I was so focussed on trying to use my male character from last year to make the plot work when he was in scenes with the female protagonist that I found it difficult to let him just be himself. I found that he only somewhat came to life when he was interacting with his valet or his best friend. The female character was having no trouble because she was already in many scenes with her sisters and friends.

Unfortunately for me, I learned this lesson when very close to the end of last year's project. This year, I'll know better. Oooh, since this year's is going to be a part of the same series as last year (the main female character is the younger sister of last year's main female character), I can even revive some of my older characters. I'm looking forward to this.