Main Character
Writing » Character DevelopmentAugust 2nd, 2006
Should you change your main character? What is the importance of a character who grows? I read this list of generic character descriptions online by Melanie Anne Phillips, and thought maybe it would help with deciding what is the theme/journey of your main character to help them to their “moment of truth.”
Character Archetypes
Writing » Character Development, CraftJuly 31st, 2006
I found this list here, and it’s a good starting point if you’ve somehow lost your characters, or realized that you can’t relate to your character at all. Take a step back, and decide if maybe one of these archetypes is how your character views the world:
Why Historical Fiction?
Writing » Character Development, Fiction, Historical, Plot, ResearchJuly 26th, 2006
In this session, Whitbread award-winning novelist Rose Tremain looks at the issues around writing and publishing historical fiction.
Building a Character
Writing » Character DevelopmentJuly 22nd, 2006
Yet another BBC - Get Writing article! I tell you, they have some great stuff. This is about building a character, by Rose Tremain, author of Sacred Country.
Fun Character Building Links
Writing » Character Development, LinksJuly 16th, 2006
Here are some helpful links for character development:
* This BBC Character Builder is fun, I think. It lets you literally “build” how your character looks from a set of hair, noses, eyebrows, chins, etc, and then you answer a series of questions about the character. You can go completely random, or try to build a character you’ve been working on for a while. It prints off onto a nice little profile page for further reference.
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