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There Were Four    It was a slow day, and for good reason. November rain drummed down on the streets of the city, sluicing through gutters and filling the air with the gentle scent of soaked concrete. The only people out in such weather had good reasons for braving the cold; they walked with heads ducked and collars turned, single-mindedly hurrying towards their destinations. Few of them stopped to consider a scruffy beggar huddled beneath the mediocre shelter of a bus stop, even when waiting under the same alcove for transportation.    It was hardly surprising. I was under the shelter because it kept off the worst of the rain, not because

For me, the best kind of story is one with rich, well-developed characters that become more real the farther I get into the story. Character creation is--or should be--a very personal thing. This is the first of what I hope will be a series of thoughts and recommendations on character development. I'm starting with the three concepts I use when initially putting a character together in both fanfiction and original fiction. DISCLAIMERS Literature is an art form, and art is subjective. Every writer will have his own process, and he will develop it over time with experience and education. This is my process. I would like to call these article