tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post4566631993785802202..comments2024-03-26T11:32:56.196-07:00Comments on Revising & Editing: Character Design with Ella Carey, The House by the Lake #GiveawayNas http://www.blogger.com/profile/08341843048288374472noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-46934648693398446802016-04-18T18:32:25.441-07:002016-04-18T18:32:25.441-07:00I sometimes journal as the character to get their ...I sometimes journal as the character to get their voice and personality down. Great post. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-22674782365768324372016-04-16T20:29:50.429-07:002016-04-16T20:29:50.429-07:00This is a great post! I loved hearing about how sh...This is a great post! I loved hearing about how she develops her characters. I like to start off with physical descriptions too! :) <br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-84201437703828403012016-04-15T11:18:04.018-07:002016-04-15T11:18:04.018-07:00It's good to know your characters. It sounds l...It's good to know your characters. It sounds like you have a good process for fleshing them out.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-49786317065539336502016-04-15T07:25:51.148-07:002016-04-15T07:25:51.148-07:00I love to visualize my chatacters, but you're ...I love to visualize my chatacters, but you're right that they tend to evolve from our original idea. I think it's awesome when they do that. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-48454986974262530822016-04-15T07:25:48.696-07:002016-04-15T07:25:48.696-07:00I love to visualize my chatacters, but you're ...I love to visualize my chatacters, but you're right that they tend to evolve from our original idea. I think it's awesome when they do that. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-58385664031806009382016-04-14T13:13:25.065-07:002016-04-14T13:13:25.065-07:00That's a good idea to ask characters out of th...That's a good idea to ask characters out of the ordinary questions to get to know them. Sometimes when writing, I realize who the character is and how he/she should be written while in the midst of writing. Heh. Congrats Ella!Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-34870446673392009232016-04-14T11:03:23.163-07:002016-04-14T11:03:23.163-07:00I love the suspense and secrets in the premise of ...I love the suspense and secrets in the premise of The House by the Lake! Very intriguing. I try not to over-define my characters until I get feedback from CPs on the first five chapters or so. Sometimes flaws I give characters make them unsympathetic in the eyes of readers. I also try not to describe too much physically, leaving it up to the reader to picture what they feel comfortable with. However, I write plot-driven thrillers - and romance is a completely different thing, as seen by the fact that romance novels always picture the MCs on the covers. So Ella's advice is perfect for romance writers where characterization is the most important thing in the book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015025502147924207.post-72364837492681548792016-04-14T02:45:42.618-07:002016-04-14T02:45:42.618-07:00Hi Ella! Hi Olivia!
I love that you find out abou...Hi Ella! Hi Olivia! <br />I love that you find out about your characters before you begin your story Ella. It shows. <br /><br />Denise :-)Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com