How to Create Characters You Love and Love to Hate 08-19-2021

Author U Your Guide to Book Publishing

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.