Comments on: 2010 Springmingle: Character Dimensions http://www.karen-strong.com/2010/03/03/character-dimensions/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen http://www.karen-strong.com/2010/03/03/character-dimensions/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Karen Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:21:02 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=1035#comment-521 Jemi: That's interesting how different writers work. I have to have the plot first before character. We all have to find what works best for us. Jemi: That’s interesting how different writers work. I have to have the plot first before character. We all have to find what works best for us.

]]> By: Jemi Fraser http://www.karen-strong.com/2010/03/03/character-dimensions/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Jemi Fraser Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:49:16 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=1035#comment-508 Good advice! For me the characters are the centre of the story - it all revolves about them, so I've got to know them really well. I tend to let them walk around in my head for a bit before I start writing so I know them :) Good advice! For me the characters are the centre of the story – it all revolves about them, so I’ve got to know them really well. I tend to let them walk around in my head for a bit before I start writing so I know them :)

]]> By: Karen http://www.karen-strong.com/2010/03/03/character-dimensions/comment-page-1/#comment-507 Karen Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:43:21 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=1035#comment-507 Anna: I've never heard of the Proust questionnaire, but I looked it up and having a character answer some of the questions could be VERY helpful. Thanks for sharing! Laura: Internal stuff for characters make them much stronger. Quirks are good but only if they form organically -- not just stuck in the novel as an after-thought. Anna: I’ve never heard of the Proust questionnaire, but I looked it up and having a character answer some of the questions could be VERY helpful. Thanks for sharing!

Laura: Internal stuff for characters make them much stronger. Quirks are good but only if they form organically — not just stuck in the novel as an after-thought.

]]> By: Laura Pauling http://www.karen-strong.com/2010/03/03/character-dimensions/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Laura Pauling Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:45:12 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=1035#comment-506 Thanks for sharing Karen. I agree that well-developed characters take time. And getting the internal stuff down is more important than the quirky stuff. Thanks for sharing Karen. I agree that well-developed characters take time. And getting the internal stuff down is more important than the quirky stuff.

]]> By: Anna http://www.karen-strong.com/2010/03/03/character-dimensions/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Anna Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:14:23 +0000 http://www.karen-strong.com/?p=1035#comment-505 Great list, Karen! I've been struggling to figure out one of my characters recently. I'll keep these questions in mind. Also, I read a really helpful tip that said to use the Proust questionnaire by having your characters answer the questions. I did it the other day and it was SO helpful. Great list, Karen! I’ve been struggling to figure out one of my characters recently. I’ll keep these questions in mind. Also, I read a really helpful tip that said to use the Proust questionnaire by having your characters answer the questions. I did it the other day and it was SO helpful.

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