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Sometimes a writer just needs a hook.

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of reader sympathies get really interesting.

Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you're connecting with them on a personal level.

A story is built on characters and reasons.

Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader.

Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence.

Creating a character is about what they look like. The look speaks volume to the audience.

I think the key is to give the reader characters they not only care about, but identify with, and to never take away all hope.

You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some quality speaks to the individual.