It’s easy to tell when you fall in love with character. You sympathize with them through their pain. You cheer them on to victory. You feel as if you’ve lost a friend when the book is over, which makes you just want to read it again just so you can hang out for a little longer.
What makes these fictional people so great?
They’re relatable, yet opposite of us. They’re familiar, yet distant. They’re completely normal, but unlike anyone we’ve ever met before.
How can you create these characters you long for?
By giving them a brain, a soul and a heart.