Writing Adages Explained: ‘Characters Are What They Do’
Lots of writers – novelists and screenwriters – believe the way a character SPEAKS literally says a lot about them. As a result, they’ll spend ages obsessing over their dialogue in the mistaken thought that accent or a way of talking will differentiate them. It’s not hard to see why, either: everyone has favourite novel, movie and TV quotes, after all. However, characters are known and celebrated not for what they SAY in stories, but for their actions in those stories: – Do we remember Ripley for making rousing speeches about never giving up … Or for busting into a nest… Read More »Writing Adages Explained: ‘Characters Are What They Do’