Just “call it something else?”

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/just-call-it-something-else/

https://www.storyangles.com/post/what-drives-your-main-character

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There's a difference between writing a good character and a realistic character (also note that when I say good, I mean interesting or complex, and not like, evaluating the character's morality). These things can overlap, but good characters are not necessarily realistic and realistic characters are not necessarily good. If I complain about a character, that doesn't mean I think a real person couldn't or wouldn't have done those things. I just don't think a person doing those things makes for an engaging character. Likewise, just because I enjoy a character doesn't mean I think they behave very realistically. Not all concrete truths make for worthwhile narrative truths, and not all narrative truths transfer literally to concrete truths. Deciphering the difference is one of the challenges of writing.

A novel green biosynthesis approach and structural characterization of Ag–Fe bimetallic nanoparticles using the red alga Galaxaura rugosa

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Consider Your Characters’ Age

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Recently I was telling a friend how excited I was about the new coffee grinder I’d just bought: the unexpected quietness of its motor, the precision of its grind, how streamlined and pretty its design.
“I’ll take Things That Get Old People Excited for $500, Alex,” she joked as I waxed on.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/03/25/consider-your-characters-age/

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I specialize in sample preparation for #ElectronMicroscopy. 🔬
I also handle training on these techniques and the management of sample preparation labs.

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Biomineralization in #health and #disease: Bridging across length scales

Topical Collection; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

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It’s #introduction time. Thanks for having us!
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#Molecular #characterization and #evolutionary #dynamics of #influenza A(#H1N1) strains isolated from 2015 to 2017 in North #India, Iran J Microbiol.: https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/IJM/article/view/15358

Conclusion: The genogroup 6B continues to be the dominant circulating strain in Indian subcontinent region however the presence of pathogenic #mutations in the 2017 strains from north India underlines the importance of continued molecular #surveillance.

Food for thought for both #readers and #writers
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From Lead to Gold: The Alchemy of Character Arc With Carl Jung https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/alchemy-of-character-arc/

What does it mean to create an anime story that really sells itself?

https://animevania.com/how-to-create-an-anime-story/

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What makes a character feel most alive for other folks?

So often people say they need to know more about characters--they want to know EVERYTHING--but for me, that's really not it. After all, I often don't know that much about people in my real life! But I need to know _enough_ and it's fun to think about what can be enough.

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And then, you know, I love flat characters too! (I adore fairy tales.). I think they can feel just as alive as the sort that we call "round" or "complex."

Some of that happens through implied or intuitive depth. (A favorite theory of mine!)

I haven't thought as much about this, but I think it probably happens through character change, as well. Which might part of why folks conflate dynamic and complex.

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So we talked about how learning about a character's past deepens our understanding of her--that's one way to make a complex character. But Ali also gestured to what's next for her & if she might change--that's the creation of a dynamic character.

I think dynamic and complex (deep, round) are often conflated but are useful to separate. A character can be one or the other or neither or both.

Which kind do you like to write?

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I got to interview Farah Ali about her beautiful debut novel, The River, The Town. We talked about building complex characters who make unexpected choices, writing about climate catastrophe, and the importance of hope.

https://bit.ly/HFFarahAli

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Point of curiosity --

If I describe a character (male, middle-aged, ex-service with ptsd) as being a "venn-like presence" -- what does that evoke in your mind, in terms of his personality?

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-- INTERPRETATION: Our data demonstrate that reverse genetics-generated A/Henan/2022 virus is a low pathogenic influenza virus (of #avian influenza virus descent) with some #antigenic resemblance to older human #H3N2 viruses and limited respiratory #droplet #transmissibility in #ferrets.

RT @SeptimusBrown: "Patchett uses POV to transform antagonists into protagonists."

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I wrote about the mysterious way flat characters come alive in fairy tales--and how to use that strategy in other sorts of stories.

It involves unexpected action and even keeping secrets.

What do you think? Can you handle characters you don't completely understand? Any other tricks for bringing life to non-POV or peripheral characters?

https://bit.ly/DiffDepth

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