In writing any novel, you have to learn and understand your characters. That is a journey full of bumps and rough patches. The road is often long and arduous, so how do you get to know your characters? Do write until you figure them out? Do you listen to what they have to say or try to force them to fit into a certain criteria? Do you engage in exercises that build them into actual people?
Good to know you, started by Joyce, has been a great way for me get to know some of the neuroses and nuisances of my characters. So, Joyce, I want to thank you for the games you’ve inspired to get us to learn more about our characters, things that shape them, even if it never makes it into the story.
And with that, I would like to know what kind of music you characters listen to. Do they sing along or simple sit back and enjoy? Are they shower singers?
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Sarah is writer looking for an agent. She is currently working on novel # 4, editing novels 2 and 3, and querying novel # 1. For more insight to her work, visit: http://legendoftheprotectors.wordpress.com/ or http://legendoftheprotectors.blogspot.com/
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Singing????
Zili doesn’t sing! She barely even talks…she feels that expressing emotions hinders what she has to do, yet an emotion is riding this and her sentiments are therefore, a paradox.
(Say that ten times fast!)
Keep positive!
Ceylan
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By Ceylan on 09.23.09 6:28 pm | Permalink
I love these too. Thanks Joyce!
It’s fun to think about those quirky little details.
Anyway. Music.
Neil is totally a music guy, to practically nerdy levels. Like, he collects vinyl and listens to bands you’ve never heard of.
And he is a musician too, so he definitely sings all the time. But I think there are certain albums that he would geek out over and simply listen and enjoy.
Now Lexi… another story. I think she might sing to herself, but only when she knows nobody can hear her. She likes noisy industrial/techno stuff and prefers to keep it to herself with headphones.
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By Jen on 09.23.09 10:53 pm | Permalink
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