character creation Archive
With a little help from a second writing session yesterday and a long one this morning, I have rounded out my cast of heroes, villains, and significant figures in the world, as they relate to this story. I think I …
In my last post, I thought I was nearly ready to start writing again, but then I realized I had not yet filled in practically any of the details about my characters or the settings they would be in. I …
So, I’ve been trying to go light on the pre-planning and create my characters in conjunction with the plot as I go along. When I started, following the suggestions in 2k to 10k, I only created some of the major …
Today, I started following Rachel Aaron’s (2k to 10k) process for developing a rough sketch of my book before filling in the gaps. I addressed the general motivation and roles of the most important characters in my story (the hero, …
OK, so I’m going to be flipping back and forth between fiction and non-fiction and for now, at least, I’m going to try to rewrite Heir to Ruin but keeping things simpler and more upbeat. I’m only going to focus …
So, as part of my just-in-time scene planning, my test process for now involves writing out the scene card for the scene I am about to write, as well as the next one, and only that far in the future. …
Today, I finally caught up on my pending transcription editing, plus I got the last few bits of my final character interview complete. In the process, I think I’ve become a bit sympathetic to the primary antagonist for this first …
Today, I finally wrapped up that coaching project, at least for now, and in the time I had remaining, I got back to editing my last transcription sessions and filling in the details on two of my opponents, the last …
During today’s morning dictation walk, I almost made it through my final character’s interview. I got right down to the last four questions again, before arriving at my door. I’m not sure whether it seems to be a subconscious part …
On this morning’s walk, I wrapped up my mid-level antagonist’s character interview and started the profile of my “pointy” antagonist, the one I intend to be most involved in this particular story, at least in terms of physical presence. While …