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Great characters that are real and leap off the page are the foundations of writing fiction your audience won't be able to stop reading. Here are some links I've found that show how to accomplish this in your writing.

Author's Craft - Narrative Elements - Characterization

Characterization Examples: 5 Ways to Reveal Characters | Now Novel

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson800/Characterization.pdf

Characterization - Examples and Definition

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