tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post1648567901038719095..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Writing in 140: Connecting with CharactersDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90636176107983800172010-07-14T16:50:57.213-06:002010-07-14T16:50:57.213-06:00I'm one of those who becomes her characters, e...I'm one of those who becomes her characters, even if it's in a very small way, as well. Everything in my novels is personal ... which makes sense, they're MY novels after all :)Miss Rosemaryhttp://disgruntledwriterscircle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88994752490409101332010-07-13T15:24:11.795-06:002010-07-13T15:24:11.795-06:00I'm in an interesting spot with my latest proj...I'm in an interesting spot with my latest project because I'm revisiting characters I've written about before and incorporating new characters to the story. What's interesting? I don't have the trusty outline or dossiers or character write-ups I normally have. Totally out of my comfort zone, but I think piece-mealing and learning about characters as I go will be a good exercise for me.<br /><br />ShonShonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40934738448417562762010-07-13T02:12:45.848-06:002010-07-13T02:12:45.848-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4295776138993433112010-07-12T22:05:45.027-06:002010-07-12T22:05:45.027-06:00Often I can connect easier with characters that ar...Often I can connect easier with characters that are my complete opposites. My imagination works better that way.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<br />http://facebook.com/morgan.mandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-28636924614915531022010-07-12T21:30:43.735-06:002010-07-12T21:30:43.735-06:00This is a timely post for me, because I'm stru...This is a timely post for me, because I'm struggling with this issue right now in my WIP. I connected intensely with one major character - I looked most forward to writing his sections, and his parts were the ones I "lived" the most. Tears streamed down my face as I wrote him.<br /><br />I didn't feel the same strong connection with my other major character (which is odd, because she's much more "me" than he is). I found myself writing *about* her more than writing her, which is the major problem I'm now working to correct in revisions. Now I'm in her head, and I'm writing her from scratch, and she's coming alive in a way she didn't before.<br /><br />I think one reason is that when it came to her character, I was a planner. She was the vehicle that drove a lot of the plot/story, and the story led her as a character. With him, though, I was a pantser. I didn't have him outlined as thoroughly, and his character led the story.StaceyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230362072587995336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-32632196231458634352010-07-12T17:22:23.328-06:002010-07-12T17:22:23.328-06:00I do sort of a combination of the two. I keep note...I do sort of a combination of the two. I keep notes on the character, but once I know them well enough, I do a big of "channeling." I let them go and see where they take me. Sometimes that works. Sometimes I have to cut and direct them.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-10944080052241932192010-07-12T16:31:10.247-06:002010-07-12T16:31:10.247-06:00My characters are known to me from the beginning. ...My characters are known to me from the beginning. But to really flesh out the details, I do a worksheet on the main and secondary characters.Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63258798662311528912010-07-12T14:24:47.574-06:002010-07-12T14:24:47.574-06:00These short pieces are very effective, Shon. My ch...These short pieces are very effective, Shon. My characters often come to me full blown. I can see them and have a sense of who they are. Maybe not all the details of past, etc, but as real people. Then I do a short bio so I have some concrete facts about their life up to that point.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77761596885119940582010-07-12T12:46:07.436-06:002010-07-12T12:46:07.436-06:00Move over, Darth Vader. We all have our dark sides...Move over, Darth Vader. We all have our dark sides, and imposing them on the antagonists in our stories is a socially acceptable outlet for the negative (ugly even) characteristics we possess. Beyond that, I find a bit of myself (and those flesh and blood souls I connect with) in many of my characters.Linda Lanehttp://www. DenverEditor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53327041590365285772010-07-12T12:01:44.160-06:002010-07-12T12:01:44.160-06:00I am just starting to get a kick out of being the ...I am just starting to get a kick out of being the bad guy in a WIP, Patricia, LOL VERY fun.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-30673602675090635592010-07-12T12:01:18.979-06:002010-07-12T12:01:18.979-06:00Cold As Heaven...I never thought about it that way...Cold As Heaven...I never thought about it that way, but I SO agree! The ones that are "me" are so easy to connect with, which would make it easy to connect with those characters the opposite of me.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-26957967877348622082010-07-12T10:30:21.352-06:002010-07-12T10:30:21.352-06:00I tend to approach characters the same way Miki do...I tend to approach characters the same way Miki does. I've had a lot of fun "being" the bad guys in my wip.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-69532299420446845842010-07-12T09:54:26.688-06:002010-07-12T09:54:26.688-06:00I start with the conflict, then deal with the sort...I start with the conflict, then deal with the sort of character I can throw the most at. From there, they unfold. They're real to me--they chatter at me all day long (and often into the night.)Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-32018028570166302532010-07-12T09:34:09.167-06:002010-07-12T09:34:09.167-06:00Interesting post.
I think there are two types of ...Interesting post.<br /><br />I think there are two types of characters that I connect with most easily; the characters that are "me", and those that are "anti-me". The rest I find difficult >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.com