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Topic : Re: How can I broaden my understanding of my characters? A problem I have when writing is that all of my characters behavior and speech ends up mirroring that of my own. As a result nearly all - selfpublishingguru.com

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: Re: How can I broaden my understanding of my characters? A problem I have when writing is that all of my characters behavior and speech ends up mirroring that of my own. As a result nearly all

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Try making them ridiculously exaggerated in your first (zeroth?) draft. Then gradually dial them back as you revise. Call it "simulated annealing for writers."

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