#makingcharacters

Shaun Takes Over and Talks About Character

            Hi! I know this is Carrie’s blog and you all look forward so much to hearing from her, but today I have commandeered it and I may do that once in a while because she is such an incredible woman and I don’t want her to be so overworked that her magnificence dulls. Look! It’s Shaun! By the way, this is Carrie’s husband. Actually, it should be Carrie’s Husband because that is the…

Love Me! Love My Character! Writing Tips.

It’s the last of our posts about making characters (or at least the last one of r a bit). Check out the tags to see the others. Orson Scott Card (citation down below) has a list of ‘devices’ that he says makes readers love characters. I’m going to run them down here, because I’m running out of time in my week!  First off: Physical Attractiveness.   The hot factor.: If other characters are…

LIKE YOUR DAMN CHARACTER

So, we’re still talking about characters here and I’m going to go out on a limb here and say: It’s important for people to like your main character. Obviously, this isn’t always true. There are exceptions, but just in general, okay? You all can debate about it in the comments if you like. It might be fun.  A big key to the reader liking your character is: YOU LIKING YOUR CHARACTER. It’s hard…

How to Write Awesome Characters

Hi! If you’re just joining us we’re talking about character this week. To find the posts about character, just look at the tags WRITING CHARACTERS or MAKING CHARACTERS. So, in the comments of a blog I used to guest star in, a writer, Helen, mentioned that she once took a writing class and “the teacher said every character had to have a good trait, a bad trait, and a quirk of some kind. I’ve…

How To Write Great Characters.

Lots of times when people review my books they call my characters…. Get ready for it… QUIRKY.  This bird looks a little quirky here and I wish he were one of my characters, but he isn’t. He may be soon though. Now, when I think of quirky, I think of my uncle Kilton. If you are a man, Uncle Kilton will grab your bicep and check out your guns the moment he meets you. If you are a woman? If…