A fourth type is the Character Author, in which getting inside the mind of
the characters is the important thing.  The plot may be flimsy, but this
type of author is very good at conveying the whole person of his/her/its
characters, from dialogue to mannerisms, to personality.  A good character

	<snip the rest>
	Hmm...actually, I think this is a combination of the wordsmith and
the mood shaper. The conveying of the character comes across as the

No, because it is a matter of intent.  There are a lot of different ways
to build up the image of a character.  Some people can do good character
work, but their technical writing skills suck rocks and they know squat
about evoking mood, but they know how to build believable characters, just
like there are authors who can build pretty pictures, but those pictures
are full of characters who aren't very dynamic or exciting.

	Well....
	Hey, you guys out there, what do you think? Separate type? :)
	I'll mull over this one a bit, Bailesu-san....

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