tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post5389928495655955586..comments2023-10-23T12:40:22.672-07:00Comments on The Writers Alley: Character Sketches with Strength & HonorSherrinda Ketchersidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-35580357009648956082010-06-16T09:40:20.268-07:002010-06-16T09:40:20.268-07:00Fascinating! I admit, this era and its circumstanc...Fascinating! I admit, this era and its circumstances I've only enjoyed on the movie screen, but your story has intrigued me. And I love the characters (and those you've chosen to represent them)!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-56960300316986717702010-06-16T06:35:14.338-07:002010-06-16T06:35:14.338-07:00Wow, I LOVE this post and need to do some searchin...Wow, I LOVE this post and need to do some searching today for a major but not protag. character in my book.<br /><br />Thanks for dragging me over here!<br />LOL<br />Pattipattihttp://www.pattilacy.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-56041273870400243752010-06-16T05:16:46.457-07:002010-06-16T05:16:46.457-07:00~Sherrinda, most of my stories start with a single...~Sherrinda, most of my stories start with a single word, usually from a writing prompt. The inspiration for my WIP was the word lost. I let the word take me where it wants, and it's then I figure out if my MC is a guy or a girl, where the setting is, what genre it'll be, my character's personality and backstory, etc. Unusual approach, I suppose, but it works for me ;)Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847210876356844336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-10706675357272221872010-06-16T04:03:12.773-07:002010-06-16T04:03:12.773-07:00Kaye!!!! I am still so excited about Jocelyn's...Kaye!!!! I am still so excited about Jocelyn's blue eyes! You are the coolest! Thank you! Thank you!<br /><br />Thanks, Jan! I had fun picking them out. Well, it took me forever for Jocelyn because I never could get the right hair/eye combo. Grrrr..... but thanks to Kaye, I am SET!Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-55062832011462749222010-06-16T04:01:54.930-07:002010-06-16T04:01:54.930-07:00Mia, I find it soooo interesting that you start a ...Mia, I find it soooo interesting that you start a story and then do the character charts! How do you even begin if you don't really know the character? Very interesting. I wonder if I should try it...and see who the character BECOMES. :)<br /><br />Thanks Mary. I like the idea of knowing the background even though I don't have to share it all. I think it makes for a deeper character.<br /><br />Pepper!!!! A diary!!! Now that is an excellent idea! Really! How cool is that? I still don't know how you manage to find time to write all that you do! <br /><br />Casey, I must admit I did not have the photos until I did this post. I never thought to. But I think it is an excellent idea! In fact, I could take those and make a collage out of them using Walmart's special photo tools. It wouldn't cost but a dollar or two to have a print made of a collage! Then your characters would be ever before you. :)Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-32315437320651758182010-06-15T20:43:15.849-07:002010-06-15T20:43:15.849-07:00Awesome information and you sure picked pictures t...Awesome information and you sure picked pictures that tell the story of the characters.Jan Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617976979678082323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-57379404128211036542010-06-15T16:33:22.676-07:002010-06-15T16:33:22.676-07:00So glad I could be of assistance! :-)So glad I could be of assistance! :-)Kaye Dacushttp://kayedacus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-77687193581156269212010-06-15T09:39:08.695-07:002010-06-15T09:39:08.695-07:00LOVE the character photos! Oh sigh, such strength ...LOVE the character photos! Oh sigh, such strength in them and your story sounds fantastic! Now when will the first copy become available? Hmmm?? ;)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-77059800229046024032010-06-15T08:48:25.153-07:002010-06-15T08:48:25.153-07:00GREAT post, Sherrinda.
I fill in character charts ...GREAT post, Sherrinda.<br />I fill in character charts as I'm writing the story - if that makes any sense, though recently I've tried to do a few before hand.<br /><br />I've also started writing a diary from my heroine's pov to really get inside her head and personality. That's been a cool practice. I just finished writing an entry for Sophia Quinn, my heroine for my supernatural novel - and it gave me lots of insight into her character.<br /><br />I love this story - and we still have some chapters to swap. VERY SOON. like now.Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-21581340306712716102010-06-15T08:41:37.334-07:002010-06-15T08:41:37.334-07:00Sherrinda, I absolutely love this post. Your chara...Sherrinda, I absolutely love this post. Your characters are intriguing, stunning, captivating. I can't wait to meet them in your book.<br />I like the ideas of character charts after I get started as well. It helps me to think about aspects I haven't considered. Most are never mentioned in my work, but provide that perfect insight that keep the story on track.<br /><br />I find that the better I get to know my character, using whatever means, the more reality is infused in the story.Mary Vee Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235494928887348835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-57043223653080814192010-06-15T02:47:45.726-07:002010-06-15T02:47:45.726-07:00Your story sounds so intriguing, Sherrinda! I love...Your story sounds so intriguing, Sherrinda! I love reading medieval stories where the heroine isn't just a doormat, so to speak, but a girl who knows her mind and is brave and strong ;) Although I think to live in that time period, you would have to have courage.<br /><br />I do use character charts and worksheets. Usually not until I've written the first few chapters (I like the main characters to surprise me and tell me who they are before doing any plotting, research, character worksheets, etc.), but they are helpful in making my characters more real.Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847210876356844336noreply@blogger.com