Archive for September, 2012
Developing Characters Takes Good Jeans
Posted by LadyLadder in Character, Linda on September 26, 2012
Remember those Calvin Klein jeans we wore in the early 80s? (A pox on your house to anyone who wants to remind me they weren’t alive in the early 80s.) The jeans were tight enough to be interesting but loose enough to put on – even if we had to lie down on the bed […]
What a Character!
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Character, Darlene on September 19, 2012
Hey, writer-person! Yoohoo! Yeah, that’s right. It’s me. Your character! Okay, I know I annoyed you at dinner last night and everyone was whining about how distracted you were. True, “She twirls her hair incessantly,” is not an appropriate response to “Pass the okra, please.” And that dream was meant to be informative. It’s not […]
Characterization vs. Character Development, by Belinda Nicoll
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Guest Bloggers on September 12, 2012
I’m so happy to welcome our second guest blogger to 5writers.com! Belinda Nicoll is originally from South Africa. She expatriated to the United States in 2001 and became a citizen in 2010. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing, was a talent agent and drama coach before venturing into the advertising […]
My Kind of Character
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Character on September 6, 2012
My Kind of Character Deciding with whom to populate your stories- who you write about- is one of the most crucial decisions you make. So where do you start? In general, I gravitate towards people who seem really interesting (people I want to hang out with) or people I loathe (people I want to study). […]
“What’s My Motivation?”
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Jennie on September 1, 2012
By Jennie Jarvis “What’s My Motivations?” It’s a silly and now clichéd question that actors have been pestering their directions with for years. Even people who aren’t familiar with the craft of acting or the process of making a movie have heard this saying in one way, shape or form. I’ve heard kids, barely out […]
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