Keep increasing the pressure your characters are under to create irresistible pressure to change - Deepstash

Keep increasing the pressure your characters are under to create irresistible pressure to change

The more you focus on making your characters vivid and three-dimensional, the more moved your reader will be by them. Engage your reader with your character and their decisions, and they will become immersed with their story. 

The more you focus on making your characters vivid and three-dimensional, the more moved your reader will be by them. 

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