In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction — Craig Hart, The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing
In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction — Craig Hart, The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing
In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction — Craig Hart, The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing
In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction — Craig Hart, The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing
In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction — Craig Hart, The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing
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In real life people do occasionally act out of character or do things we wouldn’t normally expect them to do. In fiction, there should be a good reason for a character to do something outside of the ordinary.

— Craig Hart, The Writer's Tune-up Manual: 35 Exercises That Will Scrape the Rust Off Your Writing
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