tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post2534933574673446355..comments2024-02-22T10:58:09.776-05:00Comments on Author Expressions: More ways to approach characterJoyce Elson Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08761334760088495024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-43737552130844655762011-07-27T20:09:23.135-04:002011-07-27T20:09:23.135-04:00Hi, Rebbie:
I like your approach too. I promise I...Hi, Rebbie:<br /><br />I like your approach too. I promise I'm not here to shill my book, but I wrote one called Character Development from the Inside Out that's due out in November, and I make a whole big case for getting to know characters as people before writing. I don't see this as a chore at all, and I don't think that thinking your characters through ruins anything. I like your approach.<br /><br />It is easy for newer writers to get bogged down in the details, so I would caution everyone to keep in mind that it's an exercise and doesn't HAVE to be done. But for what it's worth, I welcome anyone who wants to help writers think more broadly.Scott Morganhttp://www.write-hook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-27142349745085009132011-07-26T10:49:42.582-04:002011-07-26T10:49:42.582-04:00Different strokes, etc!
I like to do character wo...Different strokes, etc! <br />I like to do character work somewhere between the second and third draft. Once I know the story, then I'm ready to tune into all nuances of my main characters, and this really helped me write them the way I visualized them. Thanks for the comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-71059853853685565832011-07-25T15:37:01.781-04:002011-07-25T15:37:01.781-04:00Rebbie: Lots of info here to digest. Even without ...Rebbie: Lots of info here to digest. Even without the exercises, I found it interesting to "compare" to different items. That could really add to characterization, and description of a character. Thanks for posting this.Joyce Elson Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761334760088495024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-29623442675114101502011-07-25T12:38:24.713-04:002011-07-25T12:38:24.713-04:00Rebbie,
I actually love this approach to characte...Rebbie,<br /><br />I actually love this approach to character. I think a lot about my characters before I write anything down. They become like real people to me. So it's a good idea for me to write down characteristics and description before I start to write. Same thing with plot. I want to have a good idea of where it's going. I can always make necessary changes once I've got I've got the skeleton put together.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3105320592980752653.post-68979366497974891482011-07-25T09:34:03.753-04:002011-07-25T09:34:03.753-04:00This is why I'm a pantser. An 'assignment&...This is why I'm a pantser. An 'assignment' like this ruins the writing and makes it feel like a chore. All these things come out in the book eventually, but if I had to do them first, I'd never want to write the book. I like discovering them as I need them. Somehow, knowing too much in advance make my writing come across as forced. <br /><br />Thank goodness there are different approaches for different people.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com