tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post7774135176167478813..comments2023-07-29T01:58:55.812-06:00Comments on Goodbye sun, hello Manchester: How Writers Do It: Deepening Your CharactersLaura McMeekinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03092215300736511578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post-75536575897435667072010-03-22T12:41:59.209-06:002010-03-22T12:41:59.209-06:00I agree, Laura. Most of my characters are compilat...I agree, Laura. Most of my characters are compilations of characteristics of different people I've met. I believe it makes them more "real."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post-42378793510379770212010-03-20T14:31:52.469-06:002010-03-20T14:31:52.469-06:00Tahereh - Yes! I actually didn't realize I was...Tahereh - Yes! I actually didn't realize I was doing this until my BFF read some of the original TD and said, "OMG, Olivia is like the fashionista version of you!" Ha! Then I also realized how much my characters seemed to mimic traits in other people I'd met or seen.Laura McMeekinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092215300736511578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post-49076030850696738652010-03-20T12:12:57.250-06:002010-03-20T12:12:57.250-06:00ooo great post Laura!! i think it'd take me an...ooo great post Laura!! i think it'd take me an entire blog entry to talk about characters, but i totally agree with what you (and Kate) said about how each character is a compilation of traits we've stolen from people in our lives. it's crazy cool how that happens. like the Love Interests in my stories are never based on just one person i know. each one has qualities i've (liked and/or disliked) in several different people i've met (even just briefly). it's so random.<br />maybe that's why they're so complex? because their characteristics come from multiple personalities? <br /><br />ahahaha. now i've made my characters sound like lunatics.<br /><br />time for coffee.<br /><br />more importantly: i adore you. great work. great post. thanks for sharing!!Taherehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111022596822176769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post-13449116171923982942010-03-19T03:38:22.981-06:002010-03-19T03:38:22.981-06:00Yes! I love it when characters feel real, with com...Yes! I love it when characters feel real, with complex motivations and a sense of history which goes far beyond the story on the page.<br /><br />And yeah. My characters do the jumping out thing too :-)Leila Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146064669333559583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post-24331090324938666842010-03-18T20:30:40.452-06:002010-03-18T20:30:40.452-06:00Awesome thinking along the same lines as me :) I ...Awesome thinking along the same lines as me :) I know when I write what I know then the writing seems more real and flows better. The characters come to life.J.S. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231458559331295121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post-72580636476312634062010-03-18T17:47:07.669-06:002010-03-18T17:47:07.669-06:00"This isn't to say that any of my charact..."This isn't to say that any of my characters are based on real people. They aren't. I don't know anyone exactly like Fred, Aeron, or Olivia. But I do know people who have certain qualities that each of them hold, myself included."<br /><br />THIS. YES.Kate Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06996372656314569511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1190684645206719279.post-33715701114366798642010-03-18T15:05:26.673-06:002010-03-18T15:05:26.673-06:00I definitely agree--characters should feel "r...I definitely agree--characters should feel "real" even when they've got crazy superpowers or whatever. <br /><br />Nice post, Laura! :DDebra Drizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750912933889904216noreply@blogger.com