Your Character's Grocery List
Each character in your work, real or imagined, is unique, so it's up to you to make sure your readers see and experience your characters through their "uniqueness."
Here's a good exercise to hone your craft on developing memorable characters.
Your character is in a store. It can be a grocery store, a dollar store, a liquor store, a thrift store, a department store, whatever. Make a list of what your character is buying. Or make a list of things your character "can't" buy. Do this same exercise for one character in several different store environments.
After you finish your lists for each character, compare the lists from the department store to the list from the grocery store or the liquor store, whatever. Each item your character purchases helps to develop him/her into their unique, sometimes quirky personality.
Have fun with this one.
Richelle
