tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post2555207125269213449..comments2023-10-25T05:33:49.445-07:00Comments on Cheryl Pierson Books: INTRODUCING UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS--WITH FLAIRCheryl Piersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-17251818721583351502009-06-04T11:27:40.939-07:002009-06-04T11:27:40.939-07:00Maggie,
YES!!! I hate it when that happens. And i...Maggie,<br />YES!!! I hate it when that happens. And it has happened to me so many times that it made me want to quit even writing comments on blogs. LOL I like your idea about the "agenda page"--that is really a good one. I may go back and create one of those for one of my WIPs that I'm stalled on right now. I think it might help.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-65864678772254629152009-06-04T11:25:48.452-07:002009-06-04T11:25:48.452-07:00Hi Mona,
That's a good idea about writing the ...Hi Mona,<br />That's a good idea about writing the backstory. I like to know my characters. Sometimes something pops up and surprises me.LOL Glad you enjoyed the excerpt, too!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-40675258067582633222009-06-04T09:28:14.032-07:002009-06-04T09:28:14.032-07:00Oh man. I just wrote a long comment before I signe...Oh man. I just wrote a long comment before I signed in and now its gone. don't ya just hate that? I use enneagrams and pictures of people to determine what they look and act like. But I also create an agenda page for each character, independent of the plot. For example, the older sister in my WIP is learning to drive. She wants to drive as much as possible. The car keys are always missing. And she never stops talking about driving. Unless she's annoying her little sister.<br /><br />Nice post, CherylMaggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-35124857574702059612009-06-04T09:08:58.196-07:002009-06-04T09:08:58.196-07:00Cheryl, I like your character's chart. I usual...Cheryl, I like your character's chart. I usually do the same. In addition I write the characters' backstory before starting on a new story. Nice excerpt.Mona Riskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923883333893160794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-79207611347994714462009-06-04T08:54:46.007-07:002009-06-04T08:54:46.007-07:00CELIA!!!
You know, in class, we talk about how ar...CELIA!!!<br /><br />You know, in class, we talk about how are characters are not "characters"--they are PEOPLE. So I'm like you. I usually don't have people in my life that I model my people in my stories after--I have a good idea of who my people are and what they want, etc. And I think since we write a lot of historical things that it's hard to think of any actual people in our lives today that would be models for our historical people. Glad you enjoyed reading, and thanks for commenting. Yahoo is acting up again--don't know how long I'll manage to be one.<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105983914824085231.post-77418344150659092552009-06-04T08:37:38.766-07:002009-06-04T08:37:38.766-07:00Cheryl--interesting thing about characters. On rar...Cheryl--interesting thing about characters. On rare occasions I use a relative or friend as a guide, but never for my hero or heroine. They are always strangers to me--until they tell their story. I've never changed a character's physical looks once I have her/him pictured.and it's it funny we think we know these characters. Aren't they as real as friends and neighbors? Also, I've never been at a loss to envision a character. If an author doesn't give me a clue right away, I'll have her set in stone myself.Excellent discussion-CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com