Characters come from our stories and those of the people around us. Here's a collection of quotes to spark your thinking about characters: https://www.naomikinsman.com/developing-character-quotes/ ‎

 

“A diamond gemstone is made up of facets—defined surfaces, sides which each face a particular direction and yet are all connected to one another: distinct aspects of the whole.”

― Marianne Roccaforte, Ph.D., Bridges in the Mind: An Artist’s Handbook for Everyday Living 

“Meg, when people don’t know who they are, they are open either to being Xed, or Named.”

― Madeleine L’Engle, A Wind in the Door

A collection of quotes from children's authors to spark your thinking around character: https://www.naomikinsman.com/developing-character-quotes/ ‎

“We’re afraid of writing characters different from ourselves because we’re afraid of getting it wrong. We’re afraid of what the Internet might say.”

― Gene Luen Yang

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