Charles Yallowitz and I are doing a blog exchange today. His post was about character development as a way to keep a lengthy series interesting. My post is how to display the character growth over a stand alone book.
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The Cock of the South By C.S. Boyack
Today I have a guest post from C.S. Boyack. Enjoy!
Character growth is something all authors struggle with. I’m not an expert, but I have some seasoning. There are many ways to weave character growth into a story, but I’m going to limit this to what I know. Maybe we can have some good discussions in the comments.
All of my novels are stand alone stories. I don’t have the length of a series to get to the point. The goal is to give the reader a powerful emotional experience through the character’s growth. In a stand alone story this could be an emotional roller coaster.
Keep in mind that emotions aren’t limited to tears and heartbreak. If that’s your thing, go for it. You could be writing about humor, fear, patience, or other emotions.
I’m a believer in showing the…
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Entertaining Stories 
WOW! I loved that story premise! That was incredibly creative. Stinkhorn and Sir Meatpuppet are definitely names that grab you. LOL! By the way, I love your February wallpaper. 🙂
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Thanks, on all accounts. The character only grows after stepping out of the box.
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I think I especially appreciated it after reading your sour kraut making experience earlier last year. 🙂
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Done! Following Charles now, too.
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Thanks for doing that. He’s a good guy, and has in interesting blog.
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