Don’t forget to add life to your characters!
- Grass grows, then dies.
- Cattle are born jumping and playing, then end up as lawnmowers or hamburgers.
- Trees spring up from tiny seeds and never stop reaching up to the skies, even after drought and devastation – they never quit until the last drop of sap leaves their roots.
Without a passion for what you do, why bother?
When writing, make sure that each character exhibits their particular passion OR emphasize the lack of passion in your walking dead.
Characters don’t:
Retaliate – they bitch slap.
Die – they gasp at the last glimmer of life
Drive – they slam the accelerator to the floorboard
Jump – they trampoline into the air
Spit – they heave violent spew
Stop – they have episodes of emphatic doldrums
*Always remember to use with caution!
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