a: trait ~
b: circus tentpole
What:
"First insight: many traits spring from one source. A believable character will have one central trait, like the pole holding up a circus tent. Any number of positive and negative secondary traits can then populate that tent. Character traits are the circus performers; they are way more obvious and interesting than the pole, but they can only be there because of that central trait holding up the roof."
Useful?
Writer: Almitra Clay
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Date: Jul 14 2016 6:16 PM
# 10104 Critique Analogy