Thanksgiving on the Page: Gratitude as a Character Trait in Your Writing – On the RMFW Blog

As you’re developing characters in your stories, have you considered how those characters feel about expressing gratitude to another being? Do they say “thank you” freely, or do they view saying thanks as an obligation or a debt to be paid? Expressing thanks can take on strong meanings for your characters whether you’re writing a contemporary romance or building a society from scratch in an epic fantasy. See my ideas on incorporating gratitude as a character trait on the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog: Character-Building: How Do Your Characters Say “Thank You”?