tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post4408215158709706276..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: Bringing Your Characters to LifeSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-80793630775309618072011-07-07T12:47:45.671-07:002011-07-07T12:47:45.671-07:00Betsy & Maureen, I'm with you - can't ...Betsy & Maureen, I'm with you - can't see my characters' faces clearly. I'm so glad I'm not alone!<br /><br />I like the onion analogy - slowly peeling away those layers to keep the mystique of the characters and yet give them depth is so important!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-9383411177822777892011-07-07T11:11:36.377-07:002011-07-07T11:11:36.377-07:00Julie: Enjoyed the post. I use index cards and see...Julie: Enjoyed the post. I use index cards and see and hear the characters. My favorite character is Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse. He is so real to me I cried when he died. Medication?Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-91978549048101739472011-07-07T08:57:47.300-07:002011-07-07T08:57:47.300-07:00@Marcelle: I MUST read Penny's series. I have ...@Marcelle: I MUST read Penny's series. I have heard many good things about it!<br /><br />@Betsy & Maureen: That is SO interesting because I usually see my characters' faces first!<br /><br />@Shirley: I also hear my characters first!<br /><br />@Wynter: I know lots of writers who keep collages or pin up characters for inspiration!Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-70864411256370200152011-07-07T08:06:20.439-07:002011-07-07T08:06:20.439-07:00Good points. I keep a character sheet where I trac...Good points. I keep a character sheet where I track everything about each character because I tend to forget. Sometimes I find a photo (a celeb or model)that I pin up near the computer for inspiration.Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-3711809640104256922011-07-07T06:38:52.358-07:002011-07-07T06:38:52.358-07:00I can always see my characters but not until I can...I can always see my characters but not until I can hear them. I need to hear them before I can see them. <br /><br />Great post, Julie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15269785365745210612011-07-07T05:43:27.052-07:002011-07-07T05:43:27.052-07:00Great post, Julie. I'm like Betsy...I can desc...Great post, Julie. I'm like Betsy...I can describe my characters down to a beauty mark behind the left ear, but I can't actually see them. They are larger than life and always far superior than I can do them justice.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-23514232232108205712011-07-07T04:27:14.145-07:002011-07-07T04:27:14.145-07:00Great post, Julie! I love to do character sketches...Great post, Julie! I love to do character sketches. Ironically, I have the most trouble actually seeing the faces of my characters. I know their traits. I know how they talk or walk. I can see them in my mind, until I get to the face. Then it's as if I'm looking out of my own eyes - I can describe their features, but I don't see them. <br /><br />Okay, back to the medication now...LOLBetsy Horvathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074417292321186230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15314352463502737742011-07-06T22:07:13.418-07:002011-07-06T22:07:13.418-07:00Good post, Julie. One of my favourite characters, ...Good post, Julie. One of my favourite characters, at least recently, is Chief Inspector Gamache, Louise Penny's hero in the Three Pines mystery series. He is a middle-aged man of principle and courage, with an old-world courtesy that melts the coldest heart. *sigh* I may have mentioned him before...Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.com