tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post3214651876895363586..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: Who are you really? 52 questions to go deeper with charactersLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-30329121500668882762015-02-02T08:45:50.898-05:002015-02-02T08:45:50.898-05:00You're most welcome. The associations and atti...You're most welcome. The associations and attitudes questions are essential for creating a character's voice, while some of the experience questions help with compelling backstory and the relationships questions help develop interpersonal plot complications.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-33172661932739523052015-02-02T08:42:38.319-05:002015-02-02T08:42:38.319-05:00Good idea, Margo! I'll have to dream up some m...Good idea, Margo! I'll have to dream up some more plot/character development questions when I work up this section for the book I'm working on. You blogging buddies have been great test lab subjects! :-DLaurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-53311647147778303722015-02-01T16:23:39.064-05:002015-02-01T16:23:39.064-05:00This is perfect timing for me. I'm teaching a ...This is perfect timing for me. I'm teaching a workshop and could use some of these. Thanks so much.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-35289683962724750962015-01-30T17:23:22.601-05:002015-01-30T17:23:22.601-05:00I have a new story idea bouncing around in my head...I have a new story idea bouncing around in my head, but I have absolutely zero character thoughts yet for it, so this looks perfect for developing a new character (or two). <br /><br />What I need for two characters in a book that I'm revising is more situational development. Like, what kind of situation could i put them in that would show both their characters? Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-19022286530281770292015-01-30T12:50:35.872-05:002015-01-30T12:50:35.872-05:00Not every brainstorming technique fits every write...Not every brainstorming technique fits every writer's style. This technique is more useful for character-driven stories in which what happens grows organically from who the people are and how they would react to certain stimuli. It's interesting to hear how a plot-driven approach would come at character building.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-82636950380926658492015-01-30T12:45:24.797-05:002015-01-30T12:45:24.797-05:00Glad it looks like a useful tool. Happy writing!Glad it looks like a useful tool. Happy writing!Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-8685274761583346542015-01-29T08:36:42.365-05:002015-01-29T08:36:42.365-05:00I like interviewing my characters to get a deeper ...I like interviewing my characters to get a deeper sense of who they are, but I usually start at the point of a problem in the plot and move outward from there. It keeps me focused on the direction of the plot, while allowing me to explore relevant possibilities with the characters as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-69000101892592875502015-01-28T20:20:03.681-05:002015-01-28T20:20:03.681-05:00That's quite a list. I'm going to tuck it ...That's quite a list. I'm going to tuck it away for when I'm starting my next book. Thanks.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.com