"THE CORE OF CHARACTER
What's the one key element any major character must have?
The ability to care.
The core of character, experience tells me, lies in each individual story
person's ability to care about something, to feel, implicitly or
explicitly, that something is important.
Be aware, please, that is doesn't matter whether this something is major or
minor, cataclysmic or trivial, or at any level in between. It may be money
that's important to him, or family, or world peace, or ecology, or a
vacation, or country living. What matters is that he cares about it.
Additionally, it really is inconsequential whether Individual is aware that he
feels the way he does. The crucial issue is that the feeling exists to the
point that it's strong enough to move him."
Creating Characters
By Dwight V. Swain
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TRIXIE cares about music. Along with her band Trixie Kicks, she is rocking
the stage every chance she gets. This comic strip series follows her and her
band mates on their musical journey.
TRIXIE and her band mates are available for character licensing. Send an
e-mail for more information.
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