tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611880772490261678.post909018667151384289..comments2011-11-01T20:55:26.061-04:00Comments on weiward /ˈweɪwərd/ words: Devise to Demise: Developing A Character To DEATHRavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088097118537687909noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611880772490261678.post-65285775046065824642011-03-10T00:29:05.792-05:002011-03-10T00:29:05.792-05:00This is a very good point. It's one of the rea...This is a very good point. It's one of the reasons I try to stay away from character sheets and develop alternatives that are more meaningful.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611880772490261678.post-6719701055268443762011-03-09T23:48:42.796-05:002011-03-09T23:48:42.796-05:00But, but, but ... my char liking Camembert over Br...But, but, but ... my char liking Camembert over Brie is a because her family comes from Normandy which is highly important to the plot!!!1!<br /><br />Just jokin'.<br /><br />Great post!Rachel O'Funkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079181628819536989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611880772490261678.post-62761197089197930522011-03-09T20:48:08.975-05:002011-03-09T20:48:08.975-05:00I'm really happy to see this post...especially...I'm really happy to see this post...especially since I suggested you do it. :D Besides being hilarious enough to have me spitting tea all over my cat (who did not appreciate it much), I found it a very astute look into the process. I've also done the "fact sheet" method of development, and while it can provide some interesting details, it's not what makes that character real.<br /><br />We could all receive a character sheet, and we would all write different characters from it, and that's because we would all DEVELOP the character differently.<br /><br />Your example with S. Aurum was quite illustrative, and you're right: I don't care about S. Aurum, as long as it stays out of my corn-flakes. <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304333283822231479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611880772490261678.post-87268750338622510362011-03-07T17:46:27.793-05:002011-03-07T17:46:27.793-05:00Amen! I've actually read a few authors who suf...Amen! I've actually read a few authors who suffer from this (usually adult fantasy authors who like to control EVERY DETAIL of their world). Nothing kills a character more for me then knowing everything about them. By knowing everything, they become predictable; and when they do something unpredictable, it just come off as out of character. <br /><br />Leave a little mystery, people! I'm not talking trench coats and sunglasses, but really! Let your character surprise us as readers! Hell, let your character surprise you!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389651779818544414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611880772490261678.post-4653475729705999022011-03-05T17:02:12.424-05:002011-03-05T17:02:12.424-05:00AWESOME POST. I love it. Makes me glad I didn'...AWESOME POST. I love it. Makes me glad I didn't both with those "200 questions for your character" sheets. Well, ok, I didn't bother with the last 160-odd. Truth is, I got bored. You're right. You don't need to know THAT amount of information about your characters. And if you don't, your readers sure as HELL don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com