SFC Blog: Families Matter: Interview with Bree Ogden: "If you are new to writing for children or are an aspiring author feverishly working away, there comes a time when you finally finish th..."
Too many characters in novels are too much alike. As a result, the stories and the characters' actions (and reactions) become predictable. You'd already know what would happen only a few chapters in the story! This is what you want to avoid when you're writing your own story – having characters that are too much like the other characters. There are way you can create characters that are different enough from each other that your readers won't get bored. Here are a few tips on how to do just that...