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BOOKFOX LAB. Get a mentor and join a community of writers: https://thejohnfox.com/bookfox-lab/ Getting readers to care about characters -- it's the first step to hooking the reader on your book, and the best way to make sure your book doesn't get DNFed. Watch out for these 7 mistakes! COURSES: Use my 10 courses in Bookfox Academy, with 230+ videos, to write your novel: https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ EMAILS: Get emails about writing from me: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ MY BOOK: Buy my book, "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Timeline 0:00 Intro 0:13 You've Written an Easy Path Character 1:41 You've Written an Author-Projection Character 3:14 You've Written a Character Missing an Interior Life 4:39 You've Written a Plot Device 6:49 You've Written a Character with Low Stakes 8:22 You've Told us About the Character 9:43 You Haven't Justified Negative Traits
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