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She and her two daughters, who were just like her, made life very hard for the motherless girl. They made her do all the washing and cleaning and cooking. After the man unexpectedly died, things became even worse for the poor child. Her stepmother made her move out of her pretty bedroom and sleep in the cinders on the hearth. " You don't want to start your version this way. It's already been done, and besides, you don't find it very exciting. You rewrite the opening, focusing on dialogue: "Cinderella!
Drawing too much attention to their individual quirks and histories might actually work against the story by distracting focus from your major characters. The art of fiction, like the art of stage magicians, is one of directing the audience's attention to what you want them to see. But if there's no maximum number of characters for a story, there is a minimum. It's almost impossible to write a story with only one character. Without someone to talk to and interact with, the solitary character is reduced to reminiscences, philosophical musings, and speculations.
Martha had her father's temper. The least little thing and off she'd go, with no more thought for other people than a cat had. No, less—at least a cat came home to eat. At eleven years old Martha had been picked up by the police, eating from a dumpster because Jane had yelled at her about her messy bedroom. The cop had been suspicious, suspecting some sticky form of child abuse. Jane had been horrified. Martha had just gazed at them both levelly, that cold-eyed squint it seemed she'd been born with, and what could Jane do?