There are so many aspects to making your characters real. There is no need to rush through it. Take a trip to the Wizard, or if you already have one, pull out your crystal ball. It may take time before you see anything, it may be a little cloudy, at first. You need to be attuned to your crystal ball. Creating characters takes time. It is hard work! Remember, information will be subtle, but if you are patient you will be rewarded. Today, the crystal ball says that while this story has been dragged out enough, more is still to come! (I have "stowed away on a ship", now a crystal ball.)
Hmmm, maybe I can use the crystal ball to see when I’ll be published!
I know it’ll all work out in the end, but I’m anxious to see how it all turns out!
What ideas do you come up with for creating your characters?
5 comments:
That is an interesting comment, and it's also one of my favorite childhood movies. I used to wait for The Wizard of Oz to come on like I used to wait for Christmas morning. And so true... our characters have to believe their story or the reader never will.
I think developing a character must be the BEST part of writing your books. :-) PS - Thanks for all of the great advice!
What helps me most with creating characters is creating their arcs--how they will develop over the story. Although I would love a crystal ball...
Magic Eight Balls work great too. :)
I mostly brainstorm and write. I've tried some questionnaires, and they are interesting. But I'm a character person, too. They're what make writing fun for me.
Doralynn - I love the Wizard of Oz! I'm glad you agree with characters must believe in the story.
Nicole - Where would we be without our characters. You give so much positive inspiration to everyone, mine was just a little hug your way!
Lynda - It is so true about how the characters develop throughout the story. Have you ever had one of your characters change so much that you went back and rewrote the whole thing? I did and I liked the rewrite so much better for it.
Janet - I'm with you, characters are what it is about for me!
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