tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733946889415944095.post9072072216699204055..comments2024-01-04T19:25:47.076-08:00Comments on Adventures Of A Modern Day Author: Getting into my characters head....a traditional housewife against the worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03360118274239382315noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733946889415944095.post-53414934367707850802011-01-22T20:03:48.916-08:002011-01-22T20:03:48.916-08:00By the way, I am like you, in that, I often scramb...By the way, I am like you, in that, I often scramble for a pencil and paper (often a napkin in a restaurant) to capture a moment of creative importance. I have even been known to "text" a note to myself in order to not lose an idea.<br /><br />DeanDean Saulthttp://lasthumanwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733946889415944095.post-20050638972435285982011-01-22T19:59:43.225-08:002011-01-22T19:59:43.225-08:00Character building? Mine surprise me all the time....Character building? Mine surprise me all the time.<br /><br />I am currently working on a sequel to The Last Human War and the main character, a young man who became a reluctant hero in the first book, suddenly displays a ruthless side that I did not know he had. His newborn child is kidnapped by cult a cult and his ruthlessness evolves during a high tension scene where authorities get nowhere with negotiations. In anger and frustration, he directs his newly discovered, and rapidly growing, psychic powers to squeeze the heart of the cult leader. She breaks under the extreme pain and reveals the location of his baby. I planned for his powers to gradually increase during the book, and this first-chapter turn of events came as a surprise.<br /><br />For me, the most important aspect of character development is to allow my key people the freedom to react to events without preconceptions. I am constantly surprised by my character's actions.<br /><br />Ultimately, every writer has to find the writing methods that work best for him or her. I know successful writers who use complex character description sheets and others who wing it. There is no right or wrong way, just the one that works best for a particular writer.<br /><br />DeanDean Saulthttp://lasthumanwar.comnoreply@blogger.com