tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post7765449624429562115..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: CharacterizationMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-92003728786962589492012-06-05T13:22:18.407+02:002012-06-05T13:22:18.407+02:00This is really a great post i love to read this.
...This is really a great post i love to read this.<br /><br />thank you to share.Write a Bookhttp://www.bonzoi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-75957556100136594192012-05-21T01:03:38.071+02:002012-05-21T01:03:38.071+02:00You always make so much sense with your advise. Gr...You always make so much sense with your advise. Great post.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-65483546977504254322012-05-20T16:17:38.990+02:002012-05-20T16:17:38.990+02:00Great post! Thank you.Great post! Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-18268889284763873002012-05-20T12:51:09.765+02:002012-05-20T12:51:09.765+02:00L Diane always gives the best tips! Great post, as...L Diane always gives the best tips! Great post, as always. <br /><br />Hi Misha!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-8297293911127671892012-05-20T03:56:42.785+02:002012-05-20T03:56:42.785+02:00Those three points are so important. Great post.Those three points are so important. Great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-72031132690623213002012-05-20T03:40:01.783+02:002012-05-20T03:40:01.783+02:00Great post! I agree - for me it's all about th...Great post! I agree - for me it's all about the characters. If I can't get invested in their lives, I'm not interested in the story. :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-35817419037397266872012-05-19T18:53:43.645+02:002012-05-19T18:53:43.645+02:00Rachna, that emotional connect is what makes peopl...Rachna, that emotional connect is what makes people read and enjoy a book.<br /><br />Denise, we do!<br /><br />Amanda, it's a wonderful book. It will also help you deal with the people in your life, so double bonus.<br /><br />Thank you again, Misha.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-64125900136394950752012-05-19T12:59:31.044+02:002012-05-19T12:59:31.044+02:00As a newbie this is all great information. Thanks...As a newbie this is all great information. Thanks for sharing, I've heard of the four personality types, be interesting to read more about them. AmandaAmanda Troughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065774506000203979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-20071751876718131422012-05-19T12:02:53.078+02:002012-05-19T12:02:53.078+02:00And I forget to say thank you to Misha for hosting...And I forget to say thank you to Misha for hosting Diane today. Thanks! D.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-65096154164252523362012-05-19T12:02:09.374+02:002012-05-19T12:02:09.374+02:00You have so much good advice to offer Diane. I app...You have so much good advice to offer Diane. I appreciate it more and more. We all love good characters. I hadn't thought of using the 4 personality types before but of course we write them subconsciously. Good to check.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-40418876783439485972012-05-19T05:02:55.318+02:002012-05-19T05:02:55.318+02:00Thanks Diane for this wonderful post on characteri...Thanks Diane for this wonderful post on characterization. I sometimes feel we tend to overlook on the emotional connect our characters must make with our readers right in the begining. <br /><br />Thanks Misha for hosting Diane.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-83816335477163460952012-05-19T00:37:17.852+02:002012-05-19T00:37:17.852+02:00Fantastic post!! For me, setting is almost an aft...Fantastic post!! For me, setting is almost an afterthought. I put everything into character. It;s what I love most about any book. If the characters aren't real and flawed, then I don't generally have the stamina to stick with them.Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-37051154433430875082012-05-18T23:21:41.513+02:002012-05-18T23:21:41.513+02:00I've had to work at getting character on paper...I've had to work at getting character on paper. For some reason it took a lot of practice to get the translation down between head and keyboard.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-70589810012394482102012-05-18T19:43:43.380+02:002012-05-18T19:43:43.380+02:00Lynn, her book is wonderful. So glad I read it bef...Lynn, her book is wonderful. So glad I read it before I began writing my books.<br /><br />Steven, it is fun to see all the little details emerge.<br /><br />LD, I'm happy that gives you a new idea.<br /><br />Anthony, characters need to carry the story, not the other way around, which is why they are so important to me.<br /><br />Eric, very well said.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-36524336613625128482012-05-18T19:14:21.082+02:002012-05-18T19:14:21.082+02:00Characters first, yes! Give us characters we care ...Characters first, yes! Give us characters we care about. I call them the bloody heart, too, and say this about it:<br /><br />Story is the bones, character the bloody heart. Plot is just the road they take.<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-22502429049811625182012-05-18T19:03:30.710+02:002012-05-18T19:03:30.710+02:00Thanks Misha for hosting L. Diane. She really nail...Thanks Misha for hosting L. Diane. She really nails it very succunctly. The characters are King with me, like for instance Lincoln Rhyme in Jeffery Deaver stories.anthony stemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666462157746049139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-31873872317364732212012-05-18T18:28:14.157+02:002012-05-18T18:28:14.157+02:00I have a few characters who walked into my head fu...I have a few characters who walked into my head fully formed and a few who came with the setting. The ones who were already there are usually the stronger ones. :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292139796803739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-26117828939673192202012-05-18T18:12:58.400+02:002012-05-18T18:12:58.400+02:00All the best tales begin with character. Great pos...All the best tales begin with character. Great post, Diane and Misha!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-55482424581690256612012-05-18T18:03:00.483+02:002012-05-18T18:03:00.483+02:00I always develop the backstory, strengths, weaknes...I always develop the backstory, strengths, weaknesses, quirks, etc. but never thought of using the basic personality types. Thanks.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-43585375289531192402012-05-18T17:37:46.761+02:002012-05-18T17:37:46.761+02:00Terrific post, Diane! Characters are my favorite p...Terrific post, Diane! Characters are my favorite part of novels. I strive to write the kind of unique, dynamic characters I love to read about!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-77482369550012647552012-05-18T17:25:50.148+02:002012-05-18T17:25:50.148+02:00The characters in Tainted Souls were half-formed a...The characters in Tainted Souls were half-formed as I began writing. Their basic outlook and personality type were set, but many of their quirks and much of their background emerged as I wrote. To me, that's half the fun of writing -- seeing these fully formed humans develop from the half-formed clay I started with.Steven J. Wangsnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846516529180802046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-11773651091894368262012-05-18T17:15:14.110+02:002012-05-18T17:15:14.110+02:00Wonderful advice.Wonderful advice.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21478949108234097022012-05-18T16:41:21.175+02:002012-05-18T16:41:21.175+02:00I like to challenge the characters dreams. One of ...I like to challenge the characters dreams. One of the bad guys does something to take away one thing the good guys hold dear. But I like happy endings so by the end of the third book their lives will be restored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-3460106427766269142012-05-18T16:24:19.749+02:002012-05-18T16:24:19.749+02:00Well written Diane. I shall be researching the per...Well written Diane. I shall be researching the personality types you mentioned and Florence Littauer's book. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-16629426803031462902012-05-18T16:19:00.732+02:002012-05-18T16:19:00.732+02:00Characters are always my favorite part of the stor...Characters are always my favorite part of the story. And the easiest to create.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com