Part 1
By Andrew Wright
There are many important aspects of writing that are needed to create even a good story, never mind a great one. D.C. Ward has already touched upon the more technical side with his article on punctuation. But today I’m going to look at what I consider to be the single most important part of truly engaging fiction: characters.
Even the most suspenseful cliff-hanger, the most breath-taking action sequence or the most perfectly crafted romance can leave the audience feeling unsatisfied or, worst of all, apathetic, if they do not care about the characters involved. As Harry Potter walked into the Forbidden Forest to meet Lord Voldemort in Deathly Hallows, the knot I felt in my stomach was there because I had spent my childhood getting to know him and I cared what happened to him
From a writer’s point of view, I would argue that the most difficult part is not coming up with the characters, but expressing who they are on the page. To demonstrate this, I hope you will indulge me a small reminiscence:
Sentient Ink 