Today is step four of seven in our quest to prepare for Nanowrimo 2012. Today, we get a bit more inside the mind of some of our main characters. Use a sentence or two for each of the following six sections for each major character in your novel (or at least the two you did character profiles for):
Character snapshot: Briefly, who are these people? For example, in the new novel I'm working on, Arietta is a cross between Robin Hood and Joan of Arc. That should already put some of her qualities into your mind...
Motivation--why are the characters acting the way they are now, in the present? Backstory.
Goal--related to motivation, but bigger. What do these people want out of life? Future-oriented.
Conflict--What's the main problem that's preventing characters from getting what they want?
Epiphany--What are they going to learn? How will they grow and change?
Direction--where the character is generally headed in life.
INNER CIRCLE:
Look at the handout I'm giving you today to see a full character summary on Roxy Lee, a character in one of the novels I've written in the past. Keep in mind that instead of a Monday deadline, you're looking to have these ready for Friday, when we look at step five...
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