What is characterization? It's the way a character walks, the tone of their voice, the clothes they wear, the transportation they use, etc.
What is character? Character is more elusive to me. It's motivation. It's desire. And expressing those can be hard to do. Sometimes I write a scene or some dialog and move on and when I'm sitting around thinking about it, I think, "Crap, am I clearly expressing character here or just writing something that's characterization?" I tend to write fast and without a clear intention. So I have to go back and reread and cut and change anything that seems superfluous.
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