tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post114887407236709035..comments2023-10-10T12:17:22.817-04:00Comments on My Life, or something like it: Writing scenes and creating characters - techniquesNienke Hintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17006405722858209012noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1149116393481158202006-05-31T18:59:00.000-04:002006-05-31T18:59:00.000-04:00hey i think i'm gonna take writing classes....don'...hey i think i'm gonna take writing classes....don't know if that'll help or hinder Attachments...lol.....<BR/><BR/>great post NienkeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1149084205174164502006-05-31T10:03:00.000-04:002006-05-31T10:03:00.000-04:00I try to use the whole GMC thing, but I do deviate...I try to use the whole GMC thing, but I do deviate. My characters are both pieces of myself and those around me (makes the family crazy trying to figure out who they are...heehee.<BR/><BR/>Have a great vacation!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672949308143820348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1149083734448894792006-05-31T09:55:00.000-04:002006-05-31T09:55:00.000-04:00Fascinating! Thanks for your comments. In my journ...Fascinating! Thanks for your comments. In my journey to find my 'method' it really helps to learn how other writers work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1149036363029050152006-05-30T20:46:00.000-04:002006-05-30T20:46:00.000-04:00Where do characters come from? Characters are a j...Where do characters come from? Characters are a jigsaw puzzle of pieces I find all over the place. Certainly, pieces of them come from me. Other parts of them come from observations made outside myself. The whole is, ideally, something synergistic with a life of its own.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I use GMC.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1149002687196397342006-05-30T11:24:00.001-04:002006-05-30T11:24:00.001-04:00I'm not a big GMC fan. Obviously it plays a part ...I'm not a big GMC fan. Obviously it plays a part in the story, but I don't like using the "formula." <BR/><BR/>My characters are fractures of myself. I'm more...hmmm...yin&yang about my characters. I believe my hero and heroine are half of a whole and the whole point of the story is for these two people to come together and create a whole. I'm so freakin' spacy.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966956368329586135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1149002657382259432006-05-30T11:24:00.000-04:002006-05-30T11:24:00.000-04:00Actually I have a tendancy to loosly base my chara...Actually I have a tendancy to loosly base my characters on people I know or have met.... I know this can be a bit dangerous but it helps in relation to physical attributes and mannerisms.<BR/><BR/>IF I dont catch you before your week and a half have a good one!<BR/><BR/>WilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1148999600168225152006-05-30T10:33:00.000-04:002006-05-30T10:33:00.000-04:00I use GMC - it helps me to stay focused throughout...I use GMC - it helps me to stay focused throughout the book.<BR/><BR/>As far as my characters...well, I'd have to say that there is a little of me in many of them, but not very much. I think we need to include one of our own traits in order to understand them well.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1148963829572696552006-05-30T00:37:00.000-04:002006-05-30T00:37:00.000-04:00When I was first trying to find my writing strateg...When I was first trying to find my writing strategy, I did use the GMCs. But then I've tried almost every technique I could get my hands on. None seemed right for me. Now I sort of do a character sketch, habits, looks what the character wants, type of thing. Most of the time the characters change, but it gives me a starting point. <BR/><BR/>And my answer is both internal and external. Part of me goes into my characters, and part I create from maybe what I see in others. =DKelly (Lynn) Parrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827605655761900263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1148920803970026672006-05-29T12:40:00.000-04:002006-05-29T12:40:00.000-04:00Hmm, I've never really thought about it. I just ki...Hmm, I've never really thought about it. I just kinda start writing about my characters, a little bio, and stuff comes out. Hmmmmmm.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1148920282009343722006-05-29T12:31:00.000-04:002006-05-29T12:31:00.000-04:00I'm not sure what GMC is, but as for characters be...I'm not sure what GMC is, but as for characters being all me - not at all. Perhaps some traits they have, perhaps.<BR/>Some of my characters are quite the opposite, some similar and some simply different. I agree with bren, it would be limiting, oh, and I'm not that interesting to boot :)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18571846.post-1148914373271203002006-05-29T10:52:00.000-04:002006-05-29T10:52:00.000-04:00My characters are definitely not all based on myse...My characters are definitely not all based on myself. I don't think anyone has enough facets in their personality to be able to write every character this way. I also think this could be very limiting. I am a study of human nature. I draw on my observations of the people around me constantly. I believe this is the way to make your characters real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com