tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post2018466952554472200..comments2024-01-08T15:58:30.133-05:00Comments on Maria McKenzie: Monday's Writing Tip: Character CareMaria McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-31827285969756177452011-01-19T19:53:53.991-05:002011-01-19T19:53:53.991-05:00True words.
I get so involved with my characters...True words. <br /><br />I get so involved with my characters that even when I'm not writing their stories, I'm thinking about their situations and how they will evolve and mature as people, by the end of the book. If the writer doesn't find the character absorbing and/or strive to make them so, then it's a sure bet that readers won't be taken with them either.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-2813988931619335742011-01-18T10:17:58.224-05:002011-01-18T10:17:58.224-05:00@B.E.T.: Glad you liked the reminder:). I've n...@B.E.T.: Glad you liked the reminder:). I've never tried writing in 1st person, but I imagine that's a great way to be inside a character's head!<br /><br />@Melissa: I feel the same way:). Once I create a character, he/she seems very real to me!<br /><br />@Old KittY: I always like my baddies too! They're so much fun to write!<br /><br />@Mary: So true!<br /><br />@LJ: Interviewing is a great way to get into a character's head!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-18100979839104462822011-01-17T19:15:39.221-05:002011-01-17T19:15:39.221-05:00I often start writing by creating my characters fi...I often start writing by creating my characters first. Something I have gun doing is "interviewing" them and letting them answer for themselves.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127187149897750927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-20917437065957181142011-01-17T18:31:39.892-05:002011-01-17T18:31:39.892-05:00It's difficult to recognize a good story if th...It's difficult to recognize a good story if the the people(characters) are flat and lifeless.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-21483678533130082952011-01-17T17:40:58.509-05:002011-01-17T17:40:58.509-05:00I hope and pray that readers will care about my ch...I hope and pray that readers will care about my characters in my current wip!! I really like my characters - especially the baddie!! LOL!! I hope I do enough to make my characters living people! Thanks for a fab post! Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-87424044740687611762011-01-17T17:24:12.719-05:002011-01-17T17:24:12.719-05:00I like the quote about creating people not charact...I like the quote about creating people not characters. Thats definitely how I feel about my characters. They are real to me and I hope that comes across in my writing.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-2919106197110012712011-01-17T15:50:29.886-05:002011-01-17T15:50:29.886-05:00This is actually the big reason I prefer writing i...This is actually the big reason I prefer writing in the first person. It's easier for me to get into the character's head and show the reader what they need to know.<br /><br />This is a great thing to always keep in the back of your head. Thanks for the reminder! :)B.E.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18417710549192614366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-55542074438555641712011-01-17T12:18:17.816-05:002011-01-17T12:18:17.816-05:00I love your characters! Your bios of them and inte...I love your characters! Your bios of them and interviews with them are very revealing:). They have a lot of depth--I like how you approach creating them like a painting!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-56754464664389141462011-01-17T12:00:58.230-05:002011-01-17T12:00:58.230-05:00Good blog choice today, Maria!
I've been care...Good blog choice today, Maria!<br /><br />I've been careful with my characters to give them depth, writing in moments that define them, kind of approaching it like a painting, adding in details as I go along.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com