Although I had set out to make this a blog about writing, I had several other blogs to work with and this one didn't develop. I'm going to try again and perhaps center on some of my poetry, short stories and favorite blog entries from my other blogs. Then I can have a collection to turn into an e book.
I'll see how it develops.
At a point in my life
stifled, quiet, but not down
smile, it's a new day
life goes on,
there's a rhythm to life,
feel it, believe it,
have faith
let the cords connect
for the feet shall dance
a song one can sing
a groove in an instant
just out of nowhere.
Thanks for stopping by and do some back again.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Character development
When I begin to write, I have an idea of what I would like to happen to my characters. I have a tendency of creating a lot of characters, but just as in real life, some only have a cameo appearance. Still if that person is crucial to the story or its a character I would like to develop further then I create a bio.
I make a list of my characters, ages, race, occupation, and just like you create your outline for the story, you create an outline of who has a connection with whom.
You can use a note book or if you're using a computer you can put the info there. I find it best if you put the characters in first that way you don't have to scroll back to the top of the page. You can also put them in a different document and open that window for reference.
Another thing I've done recently is to take images from magazines to bring my characters to life. It helps with descriptions and remembering if a character has any disguishing marks that are crucial in the development of the story. You don't want your character to have blonde hair in one chapter and be a brunette in another unless you clarify that the character decided to get a new look.
Same goes for height, weight, etc. If you don't inform your reader what is going on then the story is lacking in detail.
Of course every writer works differently. Make a list of names, think about what you want your characters to look like. Take pictures, make sketches or clip images from magazines that come close to what you think the characters would look like. You can always change the image once you have cut it out. Add tats, blemishes, whatever. Even if you don't use all of the characters that you have created on your chart, you have them for another story.
Thanks for stopping by; keep an open mind.
I make a list of my characters, ages, race, occupation, and just like you create your outline for the story, you create an outline of who has a connection with whom.
You can use a note book or if you're using a computer you can put the info there. I find it best if you put the characters in first that way you don't have to scroll back to the top of the page. You can also put them in a different document and open that window for reference.
Another thing I've done recently is to take images from magazines to bring my characters to life. It helps with descriptions and remembering if a character has any disguishing marks that are crucial in the development of the story. You don't want your character to have blonde hair in one chapter and be a brunette in another unless you clarify that the character decided to get a new look.
Same goes for height, weight, etc. If you don't inform your reader what is going on then the story is lacking in detail.
Of course every writer works differently. Make a list of names, think about what you want your characters to look like. Take pictures, make sketches or clip images from magazines that come close to what you think the characters would look like. You can always change the image once you have cut it out. Add tats, blemishes, whatever. Even if you don't use all of the characters that you have created on your chart, you have them for another story.
Thanks for stopping by; keep an open mind.
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