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How to Create an Ensemble Cast of Characters

September 09, 2020 by Julie Eshbaugh in Drafting, Revising

Writing a book with a large ensemble cast of characters gives a writer many opportunities to create memorable, unique, and varied characters readers will love. But if the characters are not sufficiently distinct, the result can be confusing for the reader and distract from an otherwise good story.

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September 09, 2020 /Julie Eshbaugh
Creating Characters, Characters, Character Profile, Revealing Character, Ensemble Cast of Characters
Drafting, Revising
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