Character development

Titelbild zum Artikel „Warum Jonas sucht – und ich mit ihm“ von Michael Sell.
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Why Jonas Is Searching — And I Am With Him

There are characters you invent. And there are characters you find—somewhere between an observation, a question, and your own unease. Jonas Keller belongs to the second kind. He is the main character of a novel I’m currently writing—and this post is an attempt to explain how he came to be.

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Cover picture for the article “Stay authentic - even when it hurts” by Michael Sell.
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Stay Authentic – Even When It Hurts

“Maybe that’s all we can do: not stay perfect. But sincere.”
My new reflection on Rock Dreams is not about fame, but about fragility.
Tom, frontman of The Cry, loses himself in a silent power struggle. Not with the world – but with himself.
What remains when you stop fighting back? And what happens when someone else starts to reshape you?
I accompanied Tom for a long time – and learned a lot about him during the crisis. And perhaps also about us.

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