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Creating the Perfect Foil for your Hero

August 21, 2020 by Julie Eshbaugh in Drafting

Creating interesting and memorable characters—especially main characters—can be the most thrilling part of writing. When you create a fascinating character, it's sometimes difficult to find ways to show all of the traits that make your character so special. One way to be sure that your character's strengths and weaknesses are vivid and unmistakable is to match your character with a foil.

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August 21, 2020 /Julie Eshbaugh
Characters, Foils, Creating Characters, Character Profile
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