tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post116638624948815345..comments2023-03-13T00:53:25.860-07:00Comments on Writer's Wavelength: Spending Time with Your CharactersSamAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11957168329971743563noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-1166928169459861462006-12-23T18:42:00.000-08:002006-12-23T18:42:00.000-08:00I love the idea of being the character's agent - f...I love the idea of being the character's agent - finding the right home for them. Also, like the concept of the interview. There is such a back and forth between writer and characters. We have an idea, and as we work on it, we discover it takes us in a new direction, then we pull it a little to one or another side, then it shows us something new, and so on.Cynthia J. McGeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117497921942534828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37870345.post-1166489295845527232006-12-18T16:48:00.000-08:002006-12-18T16:48:00.000-08:00How do I get to know characters... Usually I work ...How do I get to know characters... Usually I work backwards, starting with a scene or a plot, then try to figure out what motivated them to make certain decisions. Reverse-engineering, I guess. <BR/><BR/>I have had to do a major sitdown with a character more than once, like a full-blown interview. The results are interesting. I often move such characters to a place where I can better utilize them, even to a different story. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it even feels like being an agent. "Y'know, I really thought that project was gonna work for you. That's okay. I know what you need. I've got a sword & sorcery deal. It's getting kinda dreary, so I want to go in there and stir things up. Give a little exposition, steal a few scenes, whatever you want. Just have fun with it. I can get you in today. Whaddaya say?"Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357791073695338391noreply@blogger.com