- A great character is memorable. You'll remember them long after you've finished reading their story.
- You will like their flaws, as well as their virtues. It is often the flaws that make them memorable and more human.
- You will wish to be like them (ideally this applies to heroes (!), though I admit when it came to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Alan Rickman as the Sheriff was by far the more interesting character).
- Great characters will enter the public domain. For example, most will know what is meant if you refer to someone as a Del Boy character.
- As a writer, you find it easy to come up with different stories for the character. You can imagine their response/actions to whatever situation you put them into.
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AuthorI'm Allison Symes and write fairytales with bite, especially novels and short stories. Archives
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