Comments on: Who are you, dear writer, and why does it matter to your plot? http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot She'll write a book to go with it... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot/comment-page-1#comment-360 Sarah Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:57:19 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=503#comment-360 Thank you Emily. We started this blog for the sole purpose to help writers hone their craft, and hopefully learn as well. We appreciate your support, and please, if you have something to offer, email us and be a guest blogger! Thank you Emily. We started this blog for the sole purpose to help writers hone their craft, and hopefully learn as well. We appreciate your support, and please, if you have something to offer, email us and be a guest blogger!

]]> By: Emily Sage http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot/comment-page-1#comment-359 Emily Sage Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:42:35 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=503#comment-359 I have been reading your blogs and I am very impressed with the information and suggestions that have been posted here...you ladies have got something very special here! I have been reading your blogs and I am very impressed with the information and suggestions that have been posted here…you ladies have got something very special here!

]]> By: Jamie http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot/comment-page-1#comment-358 Jamie Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:34:29 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=503#comment-358 See, I have a lot of trouble with this... I was writing women's fiction because hey I am a thirty lady... I should be able to do that, right? Well, as it turns out I am actually more of a fifteen year old girl than a women's fiction type... so I had to rethink my genre :) See, I have a lot of trouble with this… I was writing women’s fiction because hey I am a thirty lady… I should be able to do that, right? Well, as it turns out I am actually more of a fifteen year old girl than a women’s fiction type… so I had to rethink my genre :)

]]> By: Sarah http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot/comment-page-1#comment-356 Sarah Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:14:48 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=503#comment-356 I'm writing a character, not my main, who will sleep with anyone, and he has been difficult. But I've studied men who are like that, and try to pattern him after them. I think it's working. He does have values, but isn't so willing to let them surface. Soon they will, but for now, he's come off as a jerk. My problem is keeping my values in my novels, without coming off as preachy. Fortunately my friends help keep that in check. :) The is a great post D! I’m writing a character, not my main, who will sleep with anyone, and he has been difficult. But I’ve studied men who are like that, and try to pattern him after them. I think it’s working. He does have values, but isn’t so willing to let them surface. Soon they will, but for now, he’s come off as a jerk.
My problem is keeping my values in my novels, without coming off as preachy. Fortunately my friends help keep that in check. :)
The is a great post D!

]]> By: Joyce http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot/comment-page-1#comment-355 Joyce Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:48:44 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=503#comment-355 I hadn't ever thought of that before, but it's true. There is a reason people's beliefs and values are held so dear. Being aware of them will only help your work resonate and seem more authentic. Beth- I agree that it's difficult to write a character that is the completely opposite of yourself, but finding who and what that person values is key. Often it is the same as what we value, but twisted by the character's perspective and background. Great post, Damyanti. Lots for me to think about- about myself! I hadn’t ever thought of that before, but it’s true. There is a reason people’s beliefs and values are held so dear. Being aware of them will only help your work resonate and seem more authentic.

Beth- I agree that it’s difficult to write a character that is the completely opposite of yourself, but finding who and what that person values is key. Often it is the same as what we value, but twisted by the character’s perspective and background.

Great post, Damyanti. Lots for me to think about- about myself!

]]> By: damyanti http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot/comment-page-1#comment-354 damyanti Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:26:45 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=503#comment-354 Beth, I think Bell is talking about writing on topics or selecting plots that are a product or reflection of our genuine selves or world-view. We may be writing about worlds that are totally alien to ours, but the story must be a product of our individual imagination. Characterization is a different deal altogether. If you are trying to do a character that is totally unlike you, you need to research and get to know more about the character. If you check the tag on characters on this blog, you will find a few tips to make your character sound realistic. Beth, I think Bell is talking about writing on topics or selecting plots that are a product or reflection of our genuine selves or world-view. We may be writing about worlds that are totally alien to ours, but the story must be a product of our individual imagination.

Characterization is a different deal altogether. If you are trying to do a character that is totally unlike you, you need to research and get to know more about the character. If you check the tag on characters on this blog, you will find a few tips to make your character sound realistic.

]]> By: beth http://giveagirlapen.com/how-to-start-writing/who-are-you-dear-writer-and-why-does-it-matter-to-your-plot/comment-page-1#comment-353 beth Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:11:26 +0000 http://giveagirlapen.com/?p=503#comment-353 So true--I've come to realize the I am more and more putting myself in my own writing and in my own characters...and when I tried to make a main character different from me in every way (especially different from my own values), it sounded very false. So true–I’ve come to realize the I am more and more putting myself in my own writing and in my own characters…and when I tried to make a main character different from me in every way (especially different from my own values), it sounded very false.

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