tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post4712978166922116559..comments2024-02-13T15:37:51.463-05:00Comments on Ellis Vidler's Unpredictable Muse: Knowing Your CharactersEllis Vidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-3580787655467382982012-06-24T22:47:47.520-04:002012-06-24T22:47:47.520-04:00I know far more about my characters than I'll ...I know far more about my characters than I'll ever tell the reader but that that deep knowledge helps me keep the characters' actions and reactions consistent. I like your suggestions.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-63604820149102419112012-06-23T16:00:49.907-04:002012-06-23T16:00:49.907-04:00I'm with you, Sandy. I love finding the charac...I'm with you, Sandy. I love finding the characters. They come before finding a plot for me. I see them, get to know them, and then try to find a suitable plot. <br />Polly, I do get to know the characters first, but details pop up as I write. For me, knowing them helps me keep their actions and reactions authentic. As in my WIP--I didn't know the main male well enough, and I'm having Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-65845679529809915332012-06-23T13:13:24.154-04:002012-06-23T13:13:24.154-04:00I always have a basic biography of my characters a...I always have a basic biography of my characters at the beginning of each new book. I see them as if they were standing in front of me. I think it's because I'm a visual person, coming out of the art field. A more complete biography develops as I write them. Since I'm a by-the-seat writer, I always felt if I got too specific, I'd leave nothing to surprise me about them, so writingPolly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-82918596706971630682012-06-23T11:52:48.526-04:002012-06-23T11:52:48.526-04:00Inventing characters is the part of writing I enjo...Inventing characters is the part of writing I enjoy most. I write a short bio of the main actors in my stories. I also keep a record of everyone's ages, including the year in which they were born. I think the time in which a character grew up makes a difference in their perception of the world. I'll have to try to personal essay.Sandy Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824301408180614516noreply@blogger.com