tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post7811253338840878276..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: Character Building . . . ContinuedMargiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-37242154949761551912016-06-22T12:26:09.766-04:002016-06-22T12:26:09.766-04:00Mine definitely develop as I go along. And sometim...Mine definitely develop as I go along. And sometimes I have to go back and rewrite segments to highlight those changes. <br /><br />In the past week, I've returned to a manuscript that is loosely--very loosly--based on the story behind the song, "Hey There, Delilah" by the Plain White Tees. And I realized my main character is type-A control freak and kind of bitchy when things to go as planned while the hero, a musician, is spontaneous and free=-spirited. It's kind of fun to write now that I figured that out. Imagine that. LOLMargiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-49401586047719356002016-06-21T14:43:15.184-04:002016-06-21T14:43:15.184-04:00Isn't that funny? My characters come first, to...Isn't that funny? My characters come first, too. So many writers have the story first, but I've always had people in my head, knocking around and asking for a story. Thanks for stopping by, Vicki!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-63508529404024987182016-06-21T14:42:10.985-04:002016-06-21T14:42:10.985-04:00It is fun to see what they do, even though we thin...It is fun to see what they do, even though we think they're totally who they are supposed to be. Thanks, Kristi!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-2005875307149232312016-06-21T14:41:40.121-04:002016-06-21T14:41:40.121-04:00Thanks, Liz--you always inspire me!Thanks, Liz--you always inspire me!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809913527142033733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-84768839145628588662016-06-21T09:40:29.600-04:002016-06-21T09:40:29.600-04:00Yes, my main characters also come to me fully form...Yes, my main characters also come to me fully formed. The stories always follow the characters and not the other way around. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713620060552827217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-61155165981096042832016-06-21T07:37:40.653-04:002016-06-21T07:37:40.653-04:00I'm a great big echo of you (and Liz!) because...I'm a great big echo of you (and Liz!) because I love the surprises that my fully-formed characters throw at me...how they change the story and add depth and reality to it..Great post!Kristina Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674920511835640874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-5204601069213619282016-06-21T07:20:34.527-04:002016-06-21T07:20:34.527-04:00Mine do come fully-formed, but those layers that c...Mine do come fully-formed, but those layers that come in can be such surprises--and so much fun. Love the post, Nan.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com