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Do You Know Your Protagonist? Let's Talk Character Development

Lesson 2 of "How to Finally Get Started on that Novel"

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Amy Shearn
Nov 27, 2024
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Lesson 2 of 8 from “How to Finally Get Started on that Novel”

If you think about your favorite novel, you’ll probably remember whatever unforgettable character from said book you connected with most. How many of us have had imaginary affairs with Jane Austen’s relentlessly problematic Mr Darcy, or thought we totally identified with J.…

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Amy Shearn
Author of 5 novels, including Animal Instinct (Putnam, 2025) & Dear Edna Sloane (Red Hen Press, 2024). Essays in New York Times Modern Love, Oprah Daily, & elsewhere. Teaches writing & works 1:1 with writers.
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