Archive for the 'Character Development' Category

Dec 05 2007

When Characters Come to Life

Published by auria cortes under Character Development, Devil's Playground (working title), Fiction Writing

The movie Miss. Potter celebrates the life of author Beatrix Potter. She is known for the Peter Rabbit series.In certain points in the movie, when Miss. Potter is illustrating, the characters come to life and choose to do something she hadn’t anticipated. After a stern talking to, the characters comply with her vision.

Characters are funny that way. They tend to take on a life of their own and dictate the storyline. It’s up to the writer to discern when it’s appropriate to permit the characters to take control and when to rein them in. 

For now, I’m allowing my characters to pave the road they envision. Perhaps their vision of what is supposed to happen is more authentic than anything I can imagine.

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Dec 03 2007

Fiction Writing: Character and Plot Development

Published by auria cortes under Character Development, Devil's Playground (working title), Fiction Writing, Plot Development

Sometimes I weave in a storyline for a character and question whether it’s believable. I ask myself, will the audience buy into this?

After reviewing the video above, I’ve come to the conclusion that when a character is well developed or a plot solidly written readers will buy into almost anything. In fact, when entertained they will gladly go along for the ride. 

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