As for the characters in novels, I have very little experience and only my own thoughts.

I think a good character should meet one of the following two points:

First, it should have distinct image characteristics, with outstanding shortcomings or advantages, and preferably some. Unique setting.

Second, there are some immersive details.

For example, a man who hates evil has the advantage of having a strong sense of justice, but the disadvantage is that he has a stubborn head, a scar on his face was left by his enemy, the weapon is a big sword, and he has the image of a hero with strong martial arts skills. His brows are usually furrowed and he doesn't smile.

What makes this person special? Give him a slightly different character.

For example, let this man like to eat sweet sesame dumplings. Only when eating sesame dumplings will he stretch his brows and smile.

There are also internal conflict settings. For example, such a man is actually very, very easy to be shy. He blushes whenever he talks to a girl. When he is shy, he will cover his face and whisper "Damn it!"

Now that this image has the ability to make people like it, let’s sublimate it a little more and trace his past and future to make the character thicker.

He likes to eat glutinous rice balls because his mother would make them for him when he was a child. It was his favorite childhood food.

Because of the war, his mother died when he was 7 years old, and he never saw his father. He became an orphan.

With no one to teach him, he grew up wandering alone. He does not know how to get along with others, let alone how to get along with girls. This is the reason why he is shy.

After the character's frame is set up, we should think about what details to use to impress people.

For example, sweet glutinous rice balls must be described with emphasis. Readers may have never seen anyone with scars on their faces who can wield a sword, but everyone has eaten glutinous rice balls. This is the natural relationship between the author and the readers. bridge.

"Put the round white balls into white porcelain bowls. You must be careful when doing this. Once these soft and glutinous glutinous rice balls are broken, the black sesame seeds inside cannot be covered and flow out. But it's a waste. Use a spoon to scoop up one, blow on it a few times and wait for it to cool down. If you are impatient, you can take a small bite first. Don't be greedy, otherwise the sesame seeds will spill out of the spoon. Don't take too small a bite to get the sesame filling. There is no cooling effect.

The man took a bite of the glutinous rice ball, and the thick black sesame filling came out. He blew on it and waited until the time was right, then took most of the remaining portion in one bite. The glutinous rice balls were stuffed into his mouth, and the aroma of sesame filling mixed with small particles filled the entire mouth. The man squinted his eyes happily, relaxed his frown for a long time, and let the delicious food stay in his mouth for a while before swallowing it, and then lightly Breathe a sigh of relief."

Suppose that a lot of ink was spent in the beginning of this novel to create a hero who hates evil, has strong martial arts, and wields swords every day. At this time, a delicate description of eating glutinous rice balls is suddenly added, and the reader Your eyes will definitely light up——

Ah, no matter how powerful this hero is, he can still eat glutinous rice balls! And there are so many inner dramas involved in eating glutinous rice balls, isn’t this just like me!

The distance between the character and the reader is instantly shortened, and the hero will become more likable.

If necessary, we can also turn "glutinous rice balls" into props for subsequent plot development.

If this is a love story, then we let the man put down his arms and cook glutinous rice balls for the girl he loves.

If this was a suspense story, we would have people poison the glutinous rice balls.

If this is a tragedy, we will let the man eat one last bite of glutinous rice balls that he cherishes before he dies/leaves.

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There are many places where it can be useful, which is why I like writing novels.

Every novel author is the existence of a creator in his or her small world. This not only means supreme power, but also means that we must cherish the small world we create so that everyone can Characters can live well and follow their own paths in life.

***Mian.

A little thought to share ~ a short essay to complete the daily update task.