Here’s excellent writing advice from author Connie J. Jasperson. I’m pleased to reblog her post, as follows, and I invite you to follow Connie at conniejjasperson.com.
You have probably heard of the literary rule known as Chekhov’s Gun, which says nothing should appear in the scene that has no use. If a rifle is important enough to be shown hanging on the wall, someone had better fire it, or it should be removed from the setting. Firing Chekhov’s gun brings us […]
Character Development: Motivation drives the story #amwriting — Life in the Realm of Fantasy
<3 Thank you for your kind words and for the reblog!
Happy to share! Your post reminded me of this quote, one of my favorite bits of writing advice: “The foundation of good fiction is character-creating and nothing else. … Style counts, plot counts; originality of outlook counts. But none of these counts anything like so much as the convincingness of the characters. If the characters are real the novel will have a chance; if they are not, oblivion will be its portion.” —Arnold Bennett
And that is brilliant writing in itself! Thank you for sharing that quote!