When does the author introduce the main character?

Answer 1

You have to pay attention to everything about the character: what they said, what is said about them, what they do and what they think.

The character who has the most to do with the story will be the main character -- there may be more than one main character.

Answer 2

The author introduces the main characters in the beginning of the book, i know because the main characters talks in the beginning of most books and then tells you who all the other characters are in the book.(:

Answer 3

You can either introduce them straight away or slowly throughout the first and second chapter, take James Patterson for example, in some books he introduces the characters all at once at the beginning, while in others you slowly find out more about the characters throughout the story.

When you're writing an introduction for a character don't clog peoples' minds with an image, give a brief overview of the character (age, relationships, nationality etc.), so that way people can create their own idea for how the character looks.

Also, when introducing a character slowly, you can pretty much style it how you want, you can reveal things about them throughout the story if you prefer, but remember - don't keep their appearance hidden.

Answer 4

It depends on what point of view you are writing from.

- If you're writing in first person ( using "I" or "we"), be subtle about describing the character. No one wants to read about a person who says, "I have big blue eyes and long, dirty blonde hair that has little waves in it," or "I'm brave and proud, but can be genuinely kind."

Instead, when using the first person point of view, spread out these little details, and try and insert them into different scenes. This will help keep your character from sounding obsessed with themselves. For example, "I brushed a wavy blonde lock behind my ear as I stood up from my crouching position." This way, readers slowly but surely are able to build up a visual of the main character.

As for the characteristics (brave, kind), let the character's actions and dialogue speak for themselves. If he/she is brave, have him/her do something selfless and courageous, like in the Hunger Games when Katniss volunteers as tribute. That's a sign of bravery that any reader could understand.

- If you're using the third person point of view ( "he," "she," "they") you can be more liberal with your descriptions, but it's still a good idea to avoid writing whole paragraphs just on appearance or characteristics.

Answer 5

Typically the character is introduced in the beginning of the story. However, there are times where the character is introduced after a background story, epilogue, or some other type of preface.

Answer 6

The main character is usually the person or thing that is telling the story. Sometimes books had more than one person person telling the story, so there might be more than one main character

Answer 7

It depends on the author. Usually authors tend to introduce them in the beginning. Sometimes they come in different scenes of the book, so they introduce them later.

Answer 8

The main character can be introduced in any way you wish -- most authors just start out by having the character already "on stage" in the middle of some action.

Answer 9

What he did important