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Writing Characters for Middle Grade Fiction
Who is it for? Who is it about?
Introduction (1:27)
Understanding your audience
Reconnect with your childhood
Enduring characters
What’s in a name?
Creating a protagonist
Creating depth
Bringing characters to life
Description
Introducing your protagonist
Pop! [Video] (1:28)
How do they do it?
Description – the two approaches
Dump or drip?
Hardworking words [Video] (1:35)
Differentiating characters [Video] (0:58)
Diversity and representation in children’s literature
Animal instincts
Dialogue
More than words
Three exercises using dialogue
Humour
Voice
First Person
Third Person
Finishing touches
Plot
Auxiliary characters
Caregivers
Companions (human and animal)
Villains
Minor characters
Editing
Introduction
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