Love "The Snapshot Theory". I didn't realize how badly I needed a word for this.
I've often said strong character writing will feel as if you can imagine the characters exist before and after the series/episode ends. Snapshot theory is exactly what I'm looking for in stories, thank you for putting this into words
I'm glad you found it helpful! You're 100% correct, strong characters should feel like they exist outside of the story. That's the key to characters that linger long after the story ends. If readers keep thinking about characters, it's usually because there's still so much to their life outside the story that we didn't see.
Love "The Snapshot Theory". I didn't realize how badly I needed a word for this.
I've often said strong character writing will feel as if you can imagine the characters exist before and after the series/episode ends. Snapshot theory is exactly what I'm looking for in stories, thank you for putting this into words
I'm glad you found it helpful! You're 100% correct, strong characters should feel like they exist outside of the story. That's the key to characters that linger long after the story ends. If readers keep thinking about characters, it's usually because there's still so much to their life outside the story that we didn't see.