tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768627771647124907.post2673071975560430593..comments2018-10-14T04:13:45.313-04:00Comments on GAZALAPALOOZA: 243,000 Characters in Search of an AuthorRichard Gazalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00805443072576939707noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3768627771647124907.post-8460848230333669162011-09-13T12:15:26.708-04:002011-09-13T12:15:26.708-04:00They need faults, too, either millions of them or ...They need faults, too, either millions of them or one big one that they can barely get around. What makes a fine character is that he or she keeps doing that one thing that gets them into trouble. Until I trap them in a fault, my characters are flat and dull, or worse yet, noble and nauseating do-gooders. The minute I write their blind spot, I have an interesting character on my hands.Peggy Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797917246312547808noreply@blogger.com