He leans over and takes her hand. With the other he touches her face. “You your best thing, Sethe. You are.” His holding fingers are holding hers. “Me? Me?” —Beloved, Toni Morrison What I’ve noticed about the fictional characters who I love and inspire me, and to whom I’m always turning when I write, is that their creators have given them Distinctions, qualities that are unique and set them apart, sui generis-nesses that in its best formulation will resonate with the story’s world and the conflict — in brief, the author gives these characters what Morrison’s
When I joined your substack I had started a short story, and your posts have helped me a lot, reconfirming what I may have written or indicating a way forward. This one comes at
a crucial moment for the protagonist’s character definition.
Hola, Junot,
When I joined your substack I had started a short story, and your posts have helped me a lot, reconfirming what I may have written or indicating a way forward. This one comes at
a crucial moment for the protagonist’s character definition.
Mil gracias!
always glad to be helpful and best of luck with the story!
Yes, yes, yes. Whenever I think back on a character I have created, their nugget is the one outrageous thing they have done.
Bravo, Junot!!
thank José David.