Nov 30 2007

When Characters Come to Life

Published by auria cortes at 2:34 am under Uncategorized

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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