Tuesday, February 24, 2009

getting to know your characters

How do you first get to know your characters?

I'm working on a new project and I'm finding that the characters are being elusive--coy, even. The only way I get to know them is to write. And then, as I learn new things, I have to edit previous chapters to match up with what I've learned.

I can't get them to talk to me any other way. I've tried character worksheets, free writing, even modeling them on people I know. But in the end, the only way they'll speak to me is if I start writing their story. Every other method feels forced and false.

So how do you do it?

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