tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672034718436913913.post6737370349400972392..comments2023-08-05T06:07:21.994-04:00Comments on Temporary Sanity: More is Being Revealed: My hero was raised by lesbian Llama farmersTeri Anne Stanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15500524348027951939noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672034718436913913.post-15420648851665177782010-11-24T09:16:08.868-05:002010-11-24T09:16:08.868-05:00This is good stuff, my friends. It's good to ...This is good stuff, my friends. It's good to know that stuff doesn't just pop out of most of our heads into a fully realized outline. When I read stuff from wildly successful writers about character development, it seems like they just have a kind of a formula almost, and maybe I'm just not experience enough, but I don't seem to be able to do that: Okay, tortured hero, alpha, loves dogs, fatal flaw is...and then fit it into my story. <br />I think maybe I should go shave my legs and see what develops.Teri Anne Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15500524348027951939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672034718436913913.post-90268331815427564382010-11-23T17:13:36.328-05:002010-11-23T17:13:36.328-05:00Yes, yes, yes! I can totally relate. I can't s...Yes, yes, yes! I can totally relate. I can't sit down and sketch out character profiles at all. Everything comes out as I'm writing the story.Alex Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421948724206191688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672034718436913913.post-30204267213967710292010-11-23T14:40:38.699-05:002010-11-23T14:40:38.699-05:00Too funny. Like you, I gesture a lot with my hand...Too funny. Like you, I gesture a lot with my hands when I talk. And also like you, I have to start writing to figure out the story. I can not plot before I write. I have a basic idea about a couple of characters and an event that occurs that involves both of them and I start writing. Once I start giving them life on paper, then the story starts to become clear.Marynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672034718436913913.post-17041297091925511872010-11-23T10:51:59.496-05:002010-11-23T10:51:59.496-05:00Same. I don't learn about the characters unles...Same. I don't learn about the characters unless I'm writing them. They whisper things as my fingers strike the keys. Or if I'm driving, bathing, and other impossible situations that I could never possibly take notes during.Tina Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914428134837892539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672034718436913913.post-43676714772841075882010-11-23T09:15:08.808-05:002010-11-23T09:15:08.808-05:00Mostly by thinking about it. Often in the shower, ...Mostly by thinking about it. Often in the shower, my favorite thinking spot. Especially shaving my legs. :)Summer Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234534550255682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-672034718436913913.post-3788958802394516992010-11-23T08:35:42.133-05:002010-11-23T08:35:42.133-05:00it all depends on each story, my next wip has me a...it all depends on each story, my next wip has me a complete pantser digging up miles of back story and plotting outlines like I am the queen of pltters, I dont like it but that is what the book wants.Joanna St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180782095853911283noreply@blogger.com