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I get to know my characters as I outline since it’...

2011-02-03T01:12:43.549-05:00

I get to know my characters as I outline since it’s then that they start whispering things in my ear and telling me what they want and how they plan to get it. Scenes play out in my head while I’m on the road, in the shower and lying in bed. Although I know much about them when I first sit down to pen those first words, it is during the first draft that I flesh them out the most. Everything clicks from there, and if it doesn’t, well, then I hop in the car for a ride, it always works! :-)

i definitely do the character therapy thing on my ...

2010-01-04T14:06:02.818-05:00

i definitely do the character therapy thing on my own characters. it's an occupational hazard.

jeannie
The Character Therapist

I think I'll be trying these out on my own cha...

2010-01-04T11:52:36.492-05:00

I think I'll be trying these out on my own characters! It'll be interesting to see what a psychoanalyst would make of my cavalier ghost protagonist.

I like the psychoanalyst idea... not that they ...

2010-01-04T08:22:05.708-05:00
I like the psychoanalyst idea... not that they have psychoanalysts in the world I've created, but it would still be fun. I'm mostly editing at the moment, though...

What's your novel about, Simon?

2010-01-03T20:25:36.574-05:00
What's your novel about, Simon?

Thanks, good lady! I'll keep this in mind as I...

2010-01-03T20:17:41.480-05:00
Thanks, good lady! I'll keep this in mind as I start my novel this month.

Great ideas - I've heard many good suggestions...

2010-01-03T18:19:48.478-05:00
Great ideas - I've heard many good suggestions from Frey's book. These are all good - you'd certainly know your characters well after completing those exercises. I'll keep those in mind. Thanks :)

I get to know my characters mostly in my head. I tend to watch them interact, and feel what they feel. I'm very emotional, so I tend to get to know them from that perspective first. It works so far :)