Comments on: The Time Bomb Plot http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/2009/06/16/the-time-bomb-plot/ The art of story telling and marketing what you write Fri, 18 May 2012 05:30:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: alkalar http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/2009/06/16/the-time-bomb-plot/#comment-1870 alkalar Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:53:59 +0000 http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/?p=344#comment-1870 Glad you enjoyed it. <p>For more on character development, read <a href="http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/2008/11/04/how-to-write-a-salable-book-or-novel-part-4-mapping-and-characters" rel="nofollow">How to Write a Salable Book or Novel: Part 4 - Mapping and Characters</a>.</p> <p>The article also references a <a href="http://akwbooks.com/authors/Downloads/CharacterSheet.rtf" rel="nofollow">character development sheet</a> which is a great tool for understanding your main characters. Glad you enjoyed it.

For more on character development, read How to Write a Salable Book or Novel: Part 4 - Mapping and Characters.

The article also references a character development sheet which is a great tool for understanding your main characters.

]]> By: Gumbo Writers http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/2009/06/16/the-time-bomb-plot/#comment-1866 Gumbo Writers Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:45:40 +0000 http://www.akwbooks.com/authors/authorblog/blog/?p=344#comment-1866 This is all great advice, Al. I am happy you pointed out the importance of not creating characters for the sake of having them (what you call "plastic characters"). Character development is a key element in a successful novel. This is all great advice, Al. I am happy you pointed out the importance of not creating characters for the sake of having them (what you call “plastic characters”). Character development is a key element in a successful novel.

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