tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post8503912828310779961..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: How do you get to know your characters?Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51719249651783513152014-04-11T15:21:26.611-05:002014-04-11T15:21:26.611-05:00I found this online which helped me get to know my...I found this online which helped me get to know my characters better (I don't usually answer all questions, just the ones I feel could help me) :)<br />http://oc-interviews.deviantart.com/#/art/Levampirecat-s-OC-meme-185939056?hf=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-45492056054018735552010-08-23T21:29:40.454-05:002010-08-23T21:29:40.454-05:00How cool, Abigail! Is it main characters that come...How cool, Abigail! Is it main characters that come fully formed, or all characters? I usually start with a pretty clear voice for my main character, but my secondaries tend to all sound the same unless I push myself to dig deeper.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14795215703143488602010-08-20T13:23:21.688-05:002010-08-20T13:23:21.688-05:00It's interesting how different writers and aut...It's interesting how different writers and authors use different techniques for developing characters. For myself, I don't profile characters or do journals for them; they come into my head pre-formed and expand as I right the actual novel. Then if anything is inconsistent, I alter it during the editing process. But the journals do sound more fun, and more helpful, than profiling.Abigail Hartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753785611813086527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13194788145868856802010-08-17T09:43:54.136-05:002010-08-17T09:43:54.136-05:00Totally agree. It feels like real writing to me.
...Totally agree. It feels like real writing to me.<br /><br />In the same vein as what Roseanna said, I had a character who I'd labeled a feminist. Ordinarily, I never would have given it any more thought since she's a secondary character and it isn't super important to the story. But in the character journal for her, I explored why and it created this really rich back story for her. So fun.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46063382110512589292010-08-17T07:35:36.001-05:002010-08-17T07:35:36.001-05:00I maintain that the best part of character journal...I maintain that the best part of character journaling is that it's FUN--as opposed to those profile sheets. Blech. ;-)<br /><br />I used it to get into the head of one of my heroes, who I didn't fully understand yet. I started with what the heroine had recently observed about him--that his interest was only in crops and congress, never her--and used that to branch out into WHY his interest was in the mundane, and why he avoided interest in her at all costs. Love how it turned out!Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.com