tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post8971272405642983436..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: Are Your Characters Underdeveloped? Debra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-45946019366088952172015-05-26T18:35:37.413-07:002015-05-26T18:35:37.413-07:00I always have to fix my early chapters!I always have to fix my early chapters!JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-17516102417214733612015-05-26T18:35:00.209-07:002015-05-26T18:35:00.209-07:00I'd like to try it, I'm just concerned it ...I'd like to try it, I'm just concerned it will mess up my momentum.JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-35154639352524883262015-05-26T18:34:40.243-07:002015-05-26T18:34:40.243-07:00I've always been amazed by your horoscopes, An...I've always been amazed by your horoscopes, Ana. JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-42953912604905463552015-05-26T16:13:07.103-07:002015-05-26T16:13:07.103-07:00I almost always have to go back and tweak things i...I almost always have to go back and tweak things in early chapters once I've gotten to know my characters. It's usually not anything too major, just enough to add some of those layers and deepen the readers' understanding of who they are right from the beginning.Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-57276801332462496402015-05-26T13:47:38.838-07:002015-05-26T13:47:38.838-07:00I get to know my characters as I write the first d...I get to know my characters as I write the first draft - and I do exactly what Roxanne St Clair suggested - I go back every so often and layer in the extra details about the characters. Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-21048172326987284542015-05-26T07:54:36.862-07:002015-05-26T07:54:36.862-07:00Getting to know your characters is like peeling an...Getting to know your characters is like peeling an onion, to me. I have a basic idea of the main characters' core issues when I start a story. I know I want the H/H to get together after struggling through these core issues in ways that force them to abandon their original set beliefs. Once I have that overarching story arc (story skeleton) for the H and H, I create and read horoscopes for them that put flesh and skin (Backstory) out their bones. I have a pretty good idea of who they by the time I finish a story outline. Naturally, this outline will get revised as I write, because new, good ideas will pop into my head--or the characters will take over and demand a new twist. <br />As we've talked about before, each author's process is her own--whether she knows her characters before she starts the actual writing, or she gets to know them while writing drafts and editing.<br />I've done both, and the get to know before I actually write is winning as a process for me.Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.com