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Stories: Advanced Character Portrayal

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Darryl Derstine June 14, 2019

Have you ever had a story character as a friend? Someone you knew so well you could ask him for advice . . . and get it? Why is it that some characters are so real that they impact the course of your life while others are only cardboard cutouts? And how can we create the life-changing ones?

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