Barbara Wallace, award winning author of romance and mystery, will continue her discussion of the most common writing mistakes.
This week's topic is Character Derailment. This is when the character does something so "out of character" that the writer loses credibility and the reader loses interest. Characters need to feel like real people to the reader so the writer can't make them do things just to move the story along or to hit a plot point.
Is your hero too stupid to live?
Every scene should have conflict but it needs to stay within the confines of the character that you have created
When you really understand your character you will be less likely to derail them
What is pre-writing?
What is your character's motivation?
May you be inspired, feel empowered, and B. Well.
All this and more on this week’s episode of The Writer’s Block Podcast recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and hosted on the United Podcast Network.