tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post1730271987963570671..comments2024-01-21T06:03:05.829-08:00Comments on Patti Nielson: If I don’t know what I want for dinner, how can I decide what my character wants for dinner?Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-83655375874105756252009-09-07T10:20:14.246-07:002009-09-07T10:20:14.246-07:00Loaded question you ask here, Patti.
I get to kno...Loaded question you ask here, Patti. <br />I get to know my characters as I write. I discover them in this way, and by the end of the novel I know them really well. at the beginning I have an idea, and I don't even realize I don't know them that well, until I do. Are you overthinking it? When I am in similar situations I try to let instinct carry me through. Good Luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-75129676532196619222009-09-05T09:05:17.051-07:002009-09-05T09:05:17.051-07:00I love interviewing my characters. Over the years,...I love interviewing my characters. Over the years, I've developed a fairly comprehensive <a href="http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2008/03/interviewing-your-characters.html" rel="nofollow">list</a> of questions, which I run through for each POV character, before starting the story. I realize this approach doesn't work for some "seat-of-the-pants" writers, but I find it a great help in digging past the surface of a character and finding out who he *really* is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832782604769370695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-65879072343017716052009-09-04T09:30:39.102-07:002009-09-04T09:30:39.102-07:00JKB: That's the way it went for my book. The c...JKB: That's the way it went for my book. The characters came together more after the revisions.<br /><br />Karen: I like the idea of music since I listen to everything.<br /><br />Jessie: I think I'm a figure it out as I write kind of girl as well.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-66252912806296746732009-09-04T08:16:54.846-07:002009-09-04T08:16:54.846-07:00I'm still working on my character so I have no...I'm still working on my character so I have no good advice. But I am trying to figure this girl out! I think I'm probably a figure out as I write person because I have to have the character in scenes and situations before I can really know.Jessie Oliveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232456334069794107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-83777063811313152672009-09-04T05:13:50.080-07:002009-09-04T05:13:50.080-07:00My characters personalities get inspired by music....My characters personalities get inspired by music. It prob only makes sense in my head, but someone who loves the lyrics to Blue October songs is very different than my character who constantly sings Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald to herself. It even helps me develop what their fav foods are. :)kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-81238554509287779482009-09-04T02:58:39.094-07:002009-09-04T02:58:39.094-07:00I do a lot of thinking in the revision phase. And ...I do a lot of thinking in the revision phase. And most of the character comes to me while writing...they grow in some way, have their own problems...and I emphasise that in the final version. <br /><br />If it helps, I never do those character bios or anyhing. I always use the sentence "Why does this character want to tell this story?"<br /><br />That usually helps me.JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-1365109966322668432009-09-03T20:59:22.302-07:002009-09-03T20:59:22.302-07:00Susan: It does make for a lot of editing. Somethin...Susan: It does make for a lot of editing. Something I'm not looking forward to, but I guess if you don't write anything. You've got nothing to edit.<br /><br />Dara: I tried the bios. I wrote a back story for one character, but I agree trying to give them more dimension is the tricky part.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-68692630019908498842009-09-03T20:56:48.937-07:002009-09-03T20:56:48.937-07:00I make character bios before I write the book and ...I make character bios before I write the book and pretty much throw whatever glimmer of a thought on the page about the character. They become more real to me when I actually start writing and then they develop minds of their own.<br /><br />My issue always comes when trying to come up with quirks for the main character(s) or something that makes them stand out from the rest of the cast. It's hard!Darahttp://inthewritemind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-70545294091663288782009-09-03T14:28:17.839-07:002009-09-03T14:28:17.839-07:00I've always just let my characters develop as ...I've always just let my characters develop as I write. I'm not saying it always works, and it does make for a great deal of editing, but that's the only way I know how to do it.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.com