Everyone talks about characters—the ones they love; the ones they hate; the ones they love to hate … but how does an author go about actually creating characters that are both realistic and memorable?

Joining host Judith Briles is Mara Purl, a bestselling author and writing coach. Creating characters, storylines, and setups is what Mara does this for a living. Many of her readers say that her characters become friends they like to keep up with.

In this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing, she will reveal two specific tools that help with creating great characters.

Mara always works with her theme: "Head and Heart".

-One of her tools is about the heart.

-One of her tools is about the head.

-One is about color.

-One is about personality types.

If you want your book to be one that readers open and fall in—whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction … then this episode of AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is for you.