#interviewing characters

Interviewing Your Fictional Character – The Hidden Benefits #MondayBlogs #ASMSG

I am a big fan of giving fictional characters the limelight. As a writer we have to accept we are simply the host. Once our fictional beings have been created by us they need to be released and allowed to take centre stage.

On a serious note, as writers, we have to be constantly looking for new ways to engage our readers and followers on social media. Yes – interviewing fictional characters might…

Interviewing my protagonist.

Interview your novel’s protagonist.

Emily Dove sits across from me as she stares off into space, away with the fairies. She is not one for talking, in fact she is more of a listener and I know it will be hard to get her to open up to me, tell me about herself.

Me: Thank you for joining me today, I’d like to talk about your art. Who are your influences?

Emily: People compare my work to Georgia…

Writing Masterclass: Interviewing Your Characters

If you’ve been reading my recent weekly writing prompts then you know that I have been interviewing my characters to find out a bit more about them. It was a method I decided to try after reading Richard Ayoade’s ‘Ayoade on Ayoade’ in which he decided to interview himself. It was a surreal read but it was comedic and inspiring.

This coming Sunday I have decided to interview my protagonist Emily…

How to hire a villain for your novel #writingprompt #shortstory

Your old villain quit over creative differences, so you’ve put yourself in charge of hiring a new villain for your novel. What questions do you ask? What does the new villain’s resume say? Writer’s Digest

It is nighttime. The time I should be tucked up, asleep in bed but no, I’m not allowed. Or rather, it isn’t possible to do this at any other time.

I can’t believe I’m actually writing this but…