tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post4590481524173718011..comments2024-03-28T07:39:24.063-06:00Comments on SeeSaraWrite: YOU GOTTA MAKE ME, GUYSSara Raaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01196505323463444186noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-39343878687820997072010-09-02T18:23:29.426-06:002010-09-02T18:23:29.426-06:00Requisite prod. *Prod*
How's the productivity...Requisite prod. *Prod*<br /><br />How's the productivity going?erin f. danehyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02083518094669667411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-28851948868440462512010-08-31T08:40:44.425-06:002010-08-31T08:40:44.425-06:00I've never done a nine page character sheet. G...I've never done a nine page character sheet. Generally I just do a brief sketch and the MCs tend to be about a page long. <br /><br />BTW I like your MC's name--that's the name of my MC's mother, who grew up during the Civil War period too. :) I've been meaning to write her story someday...maybe for NaNo.Darahttp://inthewritemind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-9315354609423446052010-08-31T05:52:22.297-06:002010-08-31T05:52:22.297-06:00First, thank you for the link to that wonderful re...First, thank you for the link to that wonderful resource. With my first three books I just got the story out and failed to truly develop my characters. But then I went to a SCBWI conference and one of the breakout sessions was on character development. Presto. Bammo. Whammo. I actually developed the two mc's for my fourth book. I also went back and developed the MC's from my previous books, which resulted in stronger manuscripts.<br /><br />How to convince you? Well...I can honestly say it felt good, revolutionarily so, to develop those characters before writing one word of the n. Instead of me just getting the story out I let the MC's get the story out. And my story was much more authentic and needed MUCH less revision. <br /><br />Of course you can do this. I suspect it will be a chill-bump inducing experience for you. <br /><br />Go on, jump into the new pool. It's really awesome in here!!!!!K. M. Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167022736028223997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-21936459062647594772010-08-31T01:13:37.811-06:002010-08-31T01:13:37.811-06:00Can't your characters or you and your characte...Can't your characters or you and your characters sit down to talk to each other? <br /><br />Silly as it is, in Yahoo chat people often start with age/sex/location. Then you may ask what the person does, what the person likes. Some are shy recluses, others outgoing and exuberant. Characters are light-skinned, dark skinned, rounded heads, narrow heads, tall and skinny, short and fat, wear glasses or have eagle-eyed vision and all these things often fit with the character of the person.<br /><br />People are old, young, middle age, and sometimes that has little to do with their actual chronological age. Some people laugh loud and hearty at jokes; some people grunt when hearing a joke. People from Tennessee have an accent that sets them apart from others; they may be good story-tellers too. I hear New Yorkers are in-your-face type people.<br /><br />Okay, enough from me. It's probably a mistake, but I tend to let my characters write themselves, but I like to write short stories, not books. Make your characters like people you know or a good mixture of the people you know.Wyman Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246828004909260940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-45396148760003627802010-08-30T21:16:49.946-06:002010-08-30T21:16:49.946-06:00I'm with you on the whining. That character sh...I'm with you on the whining. That character sheet is dang long. <br /><br />Oh, and here's my contribution of peer pressure: <br /><br />Come <i>on</i>! Everyone's doing it. Are you chicken or something?<br /><br />(How's that?)Renee Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08170818341212519937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-91196728718024114822010-08-30T19:31:49.087-06:002010-08-30T19:31:49.087-06:00Why not mash the other way? Ella vs. Jalla? (Or Ed...Why not mash the other way? Ella vs. Jalla? (Or Edlla and Jaclla, I guess).Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-45441010997768743372010-08-30T18:48:42.505-06:002010-08-30T18:48:42.505-06:00Peer pressure to the rescue! But try breaking the ...Peer pressure to the rescue! But try breaking the hugeness into smaller chunks so you can do them on the fly. Like one page of the character sheet as you eat dinner or sometime smarter when stains will not appear.<br /><br />Sophias sounds like a cute name all on its own...Steph Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975939582442193113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-86077364282670150302010-08-30T18:22:52.894-06:002010-08-30T18:22:52.894-06:00I've only recently considered character sheets...I've only recently considered character sheets, since I had to do one for a screenwriting class I took. Since then, I've decided they could be rather helpful. I'm actually working on one at the moment for a character whose been kicking around my head for months. While the one you linked to seems remarkably involved, probably moreso than I'd use, but best of luck with the new endeavor. I hope it's useful.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716683130725182207.post-44165238230265049262010-08-30T17:42:49.897-06:002010-08-30T17:42:49.897-06:00Oooh, I need to do some character sheets, too! Tha...Oooh, I need to do some character sheets, too! Thanks for linky!Jill Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059527254551768150noreply@blogger.com