Kof or Kofer? ([info]embenshaul) wrote,
@ 2008-11-04 13:28:00
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Developing New Characters
I have some new characters (in Dani and Avi's universe) whom I need to develop, and so I need to do what I always do -- "interview" them. A number of years ago, a friend pointed me to a compendium of questions that one can ask one's characters, and that's how I tend to do new character development. It sounds odd, sure, but it works for me. :-)

But that made me wonder how other people do character development. Do you just write and see where the character takes you? Free writing with a focus on the character (if that can be called true free writing)? Something else entirely?




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Re: Developing New Characters
[info]embenshaul
2008-11-10 03:24 pm UTC (link)
I can do that for side characters, but for main characters I usually have to interview them at least just a little.

And my characters take over my dreams, too. I'll wake up in the morning with whole chunks of story I didn't have before I went to sleep.

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Re: Developing New Characters
[info]jeannebarrac
2008-11-10 05:04 pm UTC (link)
In a way, I guess I also do that. Just not formally or with a regular set of questions. What I usually want to know before hand is: their family; their relgious background; their lovelife; their education; their age and what they think they look like.
From there, questions are usually within the universe of the story. And maybe it's not so much that I ask questions. I really try to imbed myself in my characters male or female. I come from an acting background and I tend to see my stories in scenes. My husband told me that when I wrote my first m/m story, I even changed my walk! LOL

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