SUSPENSE SEALED WITH A KISS
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AGENT: Linda is a an agent with Hartline Literary Agency. She would love to represent that next great American novel! She will look at nonfiction, but she LOVES FICTION--historic, suspense, romance or all of the above. linda@hartlineliterary.com

AUTHOR: Linda writes romance in all categories, but what is her fave? Suspense, and not only suspense, but SUSPENSE SEALED WITH A KISS

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Technical Difficulties

Due to technical difficulties
(I'm behind on my interviews, they're snowed in)
I won't have actor and director ready for a week or so.
But to get us ready, let me ask this:
what do you do to develop your character?
Do you think about his/her family?
Friends? What kind of schooling he had?
Where she lived before today?
WHO ON EARTH ARE THESE PEOPLE?
Would love to hear from you on your preps to get
into the character's head. You've heard
(at least I did when I started writing)
that the character is cardboard.
"You must write plot driven, 'cause
your characters aren't real enough."
OUCH! DID THAT EVER HURT!
So could everyone share a short bit on just one
technique you use to make your characters
other than cookie-cutter people?
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5 comments:

  1. JessicaJanuary 31, 2010 at 6:35 AM

    Well, I've heard mine were underdeveloped, but I'm really bad at planning my characters ahead of time. I've heard using a quirk or a habit or something can make characters more real.
    I always thought your Ed came across really well, very real!
    It'll be interesting to see how others make real characters.

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  2. Linda GlazJanuary 31, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    Thanks Jess. I hope he does, we all want great male characters, don't we?

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  3. Raquel ByrnesFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:50 AM

    I like to have something concrete that represents a character. An antique tea box, some shells, anything that gets my mind in the moment. My writing area looks like I'm a compulsive collector of random things and to anyones else, I guess I am. I just hope I don't start writing about pirates...although, there is room on my wall for a Jolly Roger flag...hmmm.

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  4. Linda GlazFebruary 1, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    Exactly where we're headed. You've figured out a great method actors use.

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  5. Terri TiffanyFebruary 2, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    I love Raquel's idea:) I usally build my characters based on individuals I know, being careful to only take the parts that really stand out to me:) And then mix it all up so I don't have a cardboard character. I also try to dig deep to find out what makes them tick first and drive them that way.

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