The Biggest Failure in Characterization That Writers Make (And How to Fix It)

Four key elements that need to be on the page to make your characters real

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I edit a lot of manuscripts. Crime, thrillers, fantasy, contemporary, historical, children’s and YA. And the big weakness I see, time after time, is characters who are shallow. I’m sure the writer each time has…

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Sherryl Clark - writer, editor, poet.

Writer, editor, book lover — I've published many children's books and three crime novels for adults so far. I edit other people's fiction and poetry.