When I started DRAFT NO. ONE of my work I started with a list of characters relevant to that work. Through every succeeding draft that list remained in place...and then I moved it to the Appendices at the back...and then moved it out completely.
I came to view that list as a pat on the back- see, I have multiple characters...
And yet, pick up a historical novel and there is invariably a list of relevant characters attached. Other novels, too. I skim over them, but do I do so because I need to know beforehand who the main players are, or do I do so because I am feeling resonance to my own discarded list???
What do you think? How do you regard a list of characters?
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