by marciadmin | Nov 15, 2024 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
The Right Career for Your Characters For me, I don’t pick careers for the characters so much as they evolve out of who the character is. If they have magic, what type of magic? How would that magic affect them? Would it automatically influence the type of career...
by marciadmin | Apr 22, 2023 | Blog Hops, Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Breathing Life into Your Characters A Round Robin Blog, 4-22-23 Lila poked at the sword. Nearly the length of her legs, it was impressive, but why would Jen think this was a good birthday gift? She raised an eyebrow at her best friend. Jen grinned, her brown eyes...
by marciadmin | Feb 23, 2018 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
This month, our Round Robin is about how we create our characters. When I write my characters, how much of the character is me? How much is it influenced by people I know? And do I ever learn anything from my characters? Honestly, there’s probably a little bit of me...
by marciadmin | Mar 17, 2017 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
This month’s Round Robin asks whether or not I am ever emotionally drained by writing certain scenes, and how real are my characters to me? I don’t know if I’m emotionally drained, but I find that after I’ve finished a scene, I’m done for the day. It’s almost as if my...
by marciadmin | Jun 27, 2015 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Round Robin 6-27-15 Every person has good and bad traits, everyone does both good and bad things and we certainly have plenty of examples emerging from our various media. There is a precipice each character stands on–one side is too good to be true, the other...
