
In stories, there is another type of character one that should be loved too, as they are there for the story.

And as a reader, we love a well-rounded character that we connect with, that we recognize parts of our own nature, and the complexities we all wrangle with. Forster, two types of character in a novel: round characters and flat characters.Ĭharacters breathe life into a story, characters stride through the story, chasing after goals, after lovers, after murderers, after treasures. Kristina Stanley talks about that connection with her fantabulous blog here.

EDIT YOUR ROUND AND FLAT CHARACTERS TO PERFECTIONĪ reader connects with a story’s characters they are who the reader follows through the story.
