tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post2969419388945156186..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: How to Let Your Characters Move The Story ForwardStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1165128006351618522015-09-20T16:13:41.585-05:002015-09-20T16:13:41.585-05:00After reading this I realized one of the first sce...After reading this I realized one of the first scenes of my story doesn't make much sense.<br />Or, rather, it made sense but after plotting the story and really getting to know my character it just feels...off.<br /><br />So, Aney and Duke antagonize each other. Fine. It's not weird she decides to save Jerry from his harmful pranking.<br />...Only she turned out way more neutral than originally planned. What now? How are they going to meet?!<br /><br />I mean, they're going to meet anyways because of the situation they're thrown in, but then Aney would just see Jerry as "Another one of those annoying brats" and*something* would have to happen for that to change, whilst if they had met before the situation could be something for them to afront together...Um...<br /><br />Any advice on how to make two characters meet? There are so many possibilities...but I'm seriously tempted to make them crash into hello now... Damn Aney's apathy, it's so unconvenient.<br /><br />(Perhaps I'll just go with that first fix, ha ha.)<br />Ina Tulipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64633512933136381132015-09-11T22:20:18.039-05:002015-09-11T22:20:18.039-05:00I didn't participate, but what about a bag wit...I didn't participate, but what about a bag with the words "This Bag is Bigger on the Inside" written on it? XDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781882439096700951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25649094069954930662015-09-07T14:00:34.093-05:002015-09-07T14:00:34.093-05:00Thanks so much! This has given me some food for th...Thanks so much! This has given me some food for thought--both for my editing and what I'm going to write next. I try and keep my characters on the path to their goal, but it can be hard. In a way, it feels like your characters are actually alive and you need to actually be on your game in case they suddenly run off back home and do something completely off the plot...that happens to me a lot when I'm writing and I just sort of lose track. Please say this happens to other people? X))Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179790071237632706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38829765062713252062015-09-07T11:05:03.577-05:002015-09-07T11:05:03.577-05:00Wow! This is a lot to think about! Okay, I'll ...Wow! This is a lot to think about! Okay, I'll give it a try with a scene from my current WIP (it's a contemporary fantasy--just to explain why some of the characters are thinking about magic and stuff. ;)).<br /><br />Kate has just arrived at the hospital to see how sick her mom is. <br /><br />What's been set in motion: <br /><br />--Kate discovers just how much worse her mom has gotten. She also discovers that magic can't be used to heal Mom.<br /><br />--Kate's dad doesn't want Kate to stick around at the hospital for fear that she'll find out he has an idea of what could be used to heal Mom, so Dad tells Kate that one of her closest friends is staying at the house.<br /><br />What are you guys going to do now:<br /><br />--Kate decides to go home and pick her friend's brain about the illness. <br /><br />--Now that Kate's gone, Dad can continue his research on Mom's illness and a possible cure.<br /><br />Is that sort of the way it's done? Any suggestions?Linea Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-19359465994161666332015-09-07T09:47:17.805-05:002015-09-07T09:47:17.805-05:00Thank you so much for this inspiring post.Thank you so much for this inspiring post.Bianca C.http://therealtwins.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-68789188769770731952015-09-07T07:20:13.355-05:002015-09-07T07:20:13.355-05:00Thanks for the helpful post!
'Tis sad that the...Thanks for the helpful post!<br />'Tis sad that the summer challenge is over . . . oh well.Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4451059952242287562015-09-07T07:02:45.497-05:002015-09-07T07:02:45.497-05:00Oooh, those are great points. I didn't even th...Oooh, those are great points. I didn't even think of everyone doing things because of what they did (man, that sentence made more sense in my head), I just thought the characters ran where ever they pleased. I must go over my manuscript now... Thanks for the great advice!Victoria Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15036742461356732142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85878096401130163002015-09-07T06:28:35.205-05:002015-09-07T06:28:35.205-05:00Love this! I think logic is an amazing tool in cr...Love this! I think logic is an amazing tool in creative writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401287896327956210noreply@blogger.com