tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post9063776079238421843..comments2024-01-08T15:58:30.133-05:00Comments on Maria McKenzie: Direct Your BookMaria McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-44878800487753760392010-10-19T12:46:56.204-04:002010-10-19T12:46:56.204-04:00Hi, Holly! Glad you can use these tips!Hi, Holly! Glad you can use these tips!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-51495525494123445842010-10-17T23:09:48.324-04:002010-10-17T23:09:48.324-04:00This is such great advice! Right now I struggle a ...This is such great advice! Right now I struggle a bit trying to imagine the book I'm writing as a movie playing in my head, but I know that's what I need to do! Thanks for the helpful tips.Name: Holly Bownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-83188078137586491012010-10-14T14:09:56.730-04:002010-10-14T14:09:56.730-04:00Hi, Norma! I'm like that, too. I start with th...Hi, Norma! I'm like that, too. I start with the basics. The more I write about the characters, the more they reveal themselves to me.Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-27042507174867836002010-10-14T12:34:18.094-04:002010-10-14T12:34:18.094-04:00Most writers I know get to know their characters i...Most writers I know get to know their characters intimately before they start writing. It didn't work for me, so I start with basics and learn about them as I go, as I would with someone real.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-39518269813859640282010-10-14T09:41:16.451-04:002010-10-14T09:41:16.451-04:00Hi, PK! Thanks for visiting:).Hi, PK! Thanks for visiting:).Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-47442593071368620662010-10-13T22:10:21.302-04:002010-10-13T22:10:21.302-04:00Great info! Thanks for sharing it!Great info! Thanks for sharing it!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-40036618145174991722010-10-13T18:53:01.951-04:002010-10-13T18:53:01.951-04:00Great tips, Maria!Great tips, Maria!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-28853589003064110392010-10-13T17:29:17.540-04:002010-10-13T17:29:17.540-04:00Hi, Kathryn. Glad you found this information usefu...Hi, Kathryn. Glad you found this information useful!Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-74563511475716054302010-10-13T15:41:37.910-04:002010-10-13T15:41:37.910-04:00These are some really good notes. I actually neede...These are some really good notes. I actually needed to read this today - thanks, Maria!Kathryn Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270893925385208665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-25319195880470543182010-10-13T15:20:05.793-04:002010-10-13T15:20:05.793-04:00Hi, Ane. Thanks for your comment! What a great bac...Hi, Ane. Thanks for your comment! What a great background you have to become a novelist:).Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-65372542704602448432010-10-13T14:46:30.565-04:002010-10-13T14:46:30.565-04:00As a former creative art director and a published ...As a former creative art director and a published playwright, I used my experience there when I turned to novel writing. Good post and great advice! The character analysis sheet I now use for fiction is the one I developed for my drama troupe to use for characterization.Southern-fried Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274634359952391833noreply@blogger.com