Archive for category Character
Using Pinterest As a Research Tool
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Conducting Research, How I Write, Jennie, Research, Setting, The Craft Of Writing on July 25, 2016
by Jennie Jarvis As a fiction writer, most of my job entails making crap up. Yes, my stories are based in realities, and it’s important for those realties to ring true in the hearts and minds of my readers. Sometimes, this means doing a little traditional research. Lately, I’ve been spending hours watching videos […]
Writer as Actor
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Character, Darlene, Emotions, The Craft Of Writing, Writing Advice on February 29, 2016
By Darlene Cah One of the most important lessons I learned as an improv actor was to always enter a scene with an emotion. As improvisers we had no idea what the scene was about, or where it would go, who our characters were, and what they’re relationships were to each other. We figured it […]
Writing For Young Audiences
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Dialogue, Furthering the Craft, How I Write, Jennie, The Craft Of Writing, Working Within Constraints, Writer's Signature on November 24, 2015
by Jennie Jarvis Last month, I had the privilege of moderating a panel at the Florida Writers Conference on writing for young audiences. Speaking on the panel were the following dynamic writers: New York Times Bestselling Author Beth Revis, Comic Book writer/editor, Graphic Novelist and YA Author Roland Mann, award winning children’s book author and screenwriter […]
Crafting The Character Arc: Publication Announcement (News)
Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Jennie, News, Structure, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community on October 3, 2014
5writers.com is delighted to formally announce the publication of Crafting The Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development. This craft book, written by 5writers.com contributor and co-owner Jennie Jarvis, is intended as a practical guide for writers of any format to use as they craft the journey of their protagonist through a […]
Subtlety in Fiction – Trust Your Audience by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Character, Special Editions on December 23, 2013
Subtlety in Fiction – Trust Your Audience (Anne Tyler’s Breathing Lessons) by Brad Windhauser Understandably, writers want (and need) to develop their world for their readers. To do this, the writer needs to create characters, a sense of setting, tone, etc. When it comes to the characters, you need to provide relevant details that paint […]
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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