tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post6740713628633851540..comments2024-01-09T03:43:05.103-05:00Comments on Y(A)? Cuz We Write!: Character Counts!Pam Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09872183610393667619noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-46069529761515801682010-10-18T20:05:09.537-04:002010-10-18T20:05:09.537-04:00I LOVE appealing "bad" characters, and t...I LOVE appealing "bad" characters, and think they are an extremely important aspect of good literature! No one is completely evil-- people are more complex than that. Stories that characterize villains with good and bad qualities are always my favorites. Great post!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384384459203210351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-13150274544992565292010-10-18T14:55:28.069-04:002010-10-18T14:55:28.069-04:00It IS very hard to let bad things happen to your c...It IS very hard to let bad things happen to your characters, but in the end it makes for much better writing/reading!<br /><br />Great post! I really need to get to some of these conferences... ;)Abby Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06630840834227330806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-8163991648167955672010-10-18T14:02:41.619-04:002010-10-18T14:02:41.619-04:00AJ--I agree with you, I like to start writing my c...AJ--I agree with you, I like to start writing my characters first before I make any kind of profile. In fact, for my first WIP, I didn't create profiles until around the 2nd or 3rd revision--but it was SOO helpful. :)<br /><br />Racquel--my characters speak to me, too. My family gives me AND Quita strange looks all the time. :)<br /><br />Melanie--I understand what you mean. In the past, I used to write a lot from the white, male POV--and I know NOTHING about this perspective. However, I agree with Cliff Garstang--even though we come from different backgrounds, we all have similar emotions. If someone hurts our feelings, we all are on some kind of spectrum of pain. A "bad ass" chick may lash out, but a more shyer female lead may keep her hurt feelings to herself.Pam Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872183610393667619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-1608650813784060652010-10-18T13:29:48.521-04:002010-10-18T13:29:48.521-04:00For my first book, I made my lead have the type of...For my first book, I made my lead have the type of character that I would want to be but always fall shy of. I think I made her too perfect, so this post, as always, is super helpful.<br /><br />I started writing my second book and this time wrote an outline and even wrote a list of characters and their personalities. <br /><br />I have found that it is hard for me to write as a bad-ass chick because, frankly, I am not like that. So how does one write like a character they least associate with? I guess that's what separates the great writers from the mediocre ones. I'll work it out somehow - the glass is always full!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785387670667198873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-75314464821890246852010-10-18T13:09:28.809-04:002010-10-18T13:09:28.809-04:00This is a lot of good information! I like the poin...This is a lot of good information! I like the point of bad characters. In the past, I've done character profiles. But sometimes I don't. Half of the time the character just speaks in my head. (I told my family that, and they thought I was very strange...lol).Racquel Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12878474658503690859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442355297625438730.post-87052946211584492952010-10-18T10:50:29.416-04:002010-10-18T10:50:29.416-04:00Great post! I always start a project by figuring ...Great post! I always start a project by figuring out who my main characters are. I'll write pages and pages of backstory that I never intend to put in the final book. I have to get to know my characters first, let them tell me who they are and where they come from. After that, I can start messing with their lives and giving them a story, because I'll know them well enough to know how they'll react.A. J. Larrieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880636157146909387noreply@blogger.com