Comments on: Key Conditions for Suspense: Part 8 – character draws 5-8 http://www.sfwa.org/2011/02/key-conditions-for-suspense-part-8-character-draws-5-8/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Sun, 19 May 2013 20:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: John Brown http://www.sfwa.org/2011/02/key-conditions-for-suspense-part-8-character-draws-5-8/#comment-43234 John Brown Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:30:20 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=12410#comment-43234 Jim,

So glad to hear you’re finding it useful. Keep writing!

]]> By: Jim http://www.sfwa.org/2011/02/key-conditions-for-suspense-part-8-character-draws-5-8/#comment-42747 Jim Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:50:43 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=12410#comment-42747 John,
Your series is tremendously insightful. I have been compiling your character criteria into a single planning sheet. I am analyzing each of my characters using the tool, and have found a number of flaws that I am now correcting.

As a learning exercise, I have gone back to some of my favorite books and reverse-engineered the characters. Your observations are highly accurate.

I look forward to future installments.

With thanks,

Jim

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