The Little Memoir That Could!

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This little book is a memoir of the young life of Gloria Humphrey as she journeyed to become a mature adult. It also gives tribute to loved ones who carefully formed her childhood with warm hands of love and discipline. Ultimately, it is a book of her beginnings, which laid a foundation of transformation through mountains and valleys that led her to freedom and wholeness in Jesus Christ.

The Poetic Devotion Collection: Available Now!

The Poetic Devotion Collection is filled with intriguing analogies that allow readers to imagine the poems as they were encountered while opening up areas of spiritual awareness. Inside each edition is a variety of themes moving from inspiration to transformation, short stories and enriching meditations. Additionally, a one act play is also included.

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Author Apprentice: The Art of Developing Characters

Indie Glo Publishing The School No. 101

Authors use characterization to develop characters in a story. Characterization is the process of creating images of characters for the reader, and it helps writers understand their characters and how their personalities and perspectives can drive the plot. Writers use two types of characterization:

Direct characterization
The author tells the reader who the character is through narration. For example, in A Cap for Steve, Morley Callaghan describes Dave Diamond as a poor, quick-tempered carpenter’s assistant.

Indirect characterization
The author reveals the character through what the character says and does, and what other characters say about the character. For example, in The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford learns that General Zaroff hunts people for sport.

Authors use characterization to develop the theme of a story by crafting detailed and nuanced characters whose actions, thoughts, dialogues, and changes throughout the narrative reveal broader thematic messages.

Most authors change their characters between drafts, especially after the first draft. Characters don’t need to be anywhere near their final form when the author starts drafting.

Sometimes, when you read a book or a short story, you are drawn into the book and into the characters’ lives in such a way that you think the characters are real people.

Study the characters and decide whether they are round or flat. No, we’re not talking about the shape of their bodies. We are talking about how well-developed their personalities are and whether they grow and change as the story progresses.

A round character is a multidimensional character. Round characters have many character traits and are capable of growth and change.

– The School of Self Publishing

Notes from Indie Glo Publishing