By: K.M. Weiland
Want to write a
character your audience will immediately go bananas for–and will remain
passionately fanatical about after your first book comes out? Of course you do.
And it all starts with introducing your protagonist in a killer characteristic
moment.
The
characteristic moment is your protagonist’s big debut. He steps onto the stage,
the spotlight hits him–and he shines. In this one moment, he shows readers what
he’s all about: the good, the bad, the potential for greatness to come. The
characteristic moment tells readers shows readers exactly
why this protagonist is going to be worth reading about.
Today, we’re
going to take a look at how to ace not just a basic
characteristic moment, but a multi-faceted character introduction that
conveys all the most important info about your protagonist in one fell swoop.
But first…
Welcome to the Do’s and Don’ts of
Storytelling According to Marvel Series
In the wake
of Captain America: Civil War, I’ve been re-watching
the Marvel series and appreciating the overall scope of their storytelling
vision even more than usual. Even better, I’ve been gleaning all kinds of
interesting writing insights. This isn’t a perfect series, by any means, so
we’re going to be looking at both the things Marvel aced (like Tony Stark’s
characteristic moment) and the things they bombed on (be ye warned: the Age of Ultron post might be reeeeaallly long).
The series will
be updated every Friday for the next couple months, featuring each movie in its
chronological order. Which brings me right back to the beginning of the
beginning and the characteristic moment that started it all…
How to Wow Readers With a
Complex Characteristic Moment
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