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here's a relevant narrative theory book about how fiction generates characters readers can identify with: amazon.com/Transparent-Mi
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that would mainly be for throwaway quick-use characters though right? You need something deeper for caring through a whole story
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at least some of the time, likeability has to do with knowing why characters make decisions...
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that's the idea in this book amazon.com/Archetypes-Wri but it is hard to apply for construction as opposed to analysis
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perhaps something like “their actions confuse us yet seem consistent in context; forced perspective shift creates intrigue/draws us in”
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@BigupDJ No I agree with you entirely. But you have to start with categories to escape from them.



