The Character Interview
![Two people sit in chairs having a conversation in a painting. The figure on the left has short dark hair and wears a navy jacket, blouse and scarf, and the figure on the right sits in a yellow chair, has light brown hair and wears a red dress. They gesture as if having a conversation. Two people sit in chairs having a conversation in a painting. The figure on the left has short dark hair and wears a navy jacket, blouse and scarf, and the figure on the right sits in a yellow chair, has light brown hair and wears a red dress. They gesture as if having a conversation.](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F59fb6b09-7f05-4cbe-a092-baf0d19d12c8_1144x900.png)
When we try to make characters take action, the action stalls.
Every so often, when planning out a novel, things get stuck. We can spend weeks and months making notes about characters and all the adventures we’re going to take them on through our novels, but if we have a next step in mind that don’t feel believable for that charac…
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