tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post8227985682617914703..comments2024-03-14T02:52:08.024-07:00Comments on John Smith: Character DevelopmentJohn Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03744358238265165179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post-35254357629635852442010-08-23T20:46:40.050-07:002010-08-23T20:46:40.050-07:00Great post. You're right about one thing...its...Great post. You're right about one thing...its all about whether or not the reader cares about your characters or not that makes the difference.Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post-50456432691812454742010-08-23T11:37:11.721-07:002010-08-23T11:37:11.721-07:00Great post, I don't do much fiction writing, b...Great post, I don't do much fiction writing, but I love this. I may try it out sometime. All the best,Castorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419436230443084437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post-80737692424598657622010-08-22T18:49:47.742-07:002010-08-22T18:49:47.742-07:00Interesting ideas to get more involved with charac...Interesting ideas to get more involved with characters, John. <br /><br />I have Harry Potter on my TBR for some time now, but haven't gotten the chance to read it just yet. <br /><br />I feel strong with my characters, because they not only have a piece of me, but a piece of someone I know in them, and a piece of something I don't know (a fictional part of them). So, my characters feel three-dimensional because of that. <br /><br />My readers sometimes tell me that they read on and feel something for my stories, because of the characters are put in such dire situations and the readers want to find out how the characters would get out. It's good to have a balance between plot and characters. <br /><br />Write on and make your characters a reality!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post-7062188127035316842010-08-22T17:31:28.293-07:002010-08-22T17:31:28.293-07:00Great post.
It is all about the characters after a...Great post.<br />It is all about the characters after all - the setting is much less important, you can care for characters where ever they are set.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post-79612347349248915062010-08-22T09:42:37.480-07:002010-08-22T09:42:37.480-07:00Now the tricky part is creating characters that re...Now the tricky part is creating characters that readers can care about...Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post-38145355302823437002010-08-22T05:30:02.216-07:002010-08-22T05:30:02.216-07:00IMO, flaskbacks aren't always necessary or the...IMO, flaskbacks aren't always necessary or the only way to show a character's history. For example, in my current novel, the MC briefly talks to his love interest about something that happened when they were children (she threw ice cream in his face). He doesn't actually relive the moment, but you still get some of their history without interrupting the flow of the story.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551203756916289692.post-21434732782081415452010-08-22T01:01:56.384-07:002010-08-22T01:01:56.384-07:00Great post. I just tend to write the story. That a...Great post. I just tend to write the story. That and spending the hours thinking about the story and characters helps.<br /><br />On the rare occasion, I'll take part in chats where we try to speak as our main characters. Two of my friends started a blog for their characters and one of mine is going to be a guest in the blog and chat session they're going to have too. It's kinda fun and I find even I learn new things about my characters and stories with this method.Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.com