The Poor
1 week ago
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Nathan Bransford: You Tell Me: What Is Your Greatest Fear as a Write...
Nathan Bransford: You Tell Me: What Is Your Greatest Fear as a Write...: "Writers are by nature intense creatures. I really believe people who are creatively inclined tend to experience life, well, more intensely t..."
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Place as Character— By Jonathan Rabb
Place as Character— By Jonathan Rabb
Make Place a character. The only way characters can be compelling is if the space surrounding them is a character. Space defines the relationship with a character.
Inject something of the characters in the place. Have tension and conflict exist between the person and the space.
While we’re careful not to write a character doing something out of character, the same rule works for place. Don’t write something out of character for the place. Don’t invent a left turn for a real street if, in reality, you can’t make that left turn.
Make Place a character. The only way characters can be compelling is if the space surrounding them is a character. Space defines the relationship with a character.
Inject something of the characters in the place. Have tension and conflict exist between the person and the space.
While we’re careful not to write a character doing something out of character, the same rule works for place. Don’t write something out of character for the place. Don’t invent a left turn for a real street if, in reality, you can’t make that left turn.
Place as Character— By Jonathan Rabb
Place as Character— By Jonathan Rabb
Make Place a character. The only way characters can be compelling is if the space surrounding them is a character. Space defines the relationship with a character.
Inject something of the characters in the place. Have tension and conflict exist between the person and the space.
While we’re careful not to write a character doing something out of character, the same rule works for place. Don’t write something out of character for the place. Don’t invent a left turn for a real street if, in reality, you can’t make that left turn.
Make Place a character. The only way characters can be compelling is if the space surrounding them is a character. Space defines the relationship with a character.
Inject something of the characters in the place. Have tension and conflict exist between the person and the space.
While we’re careful not to write a character doing something out of character, the same rule works for place. Don’t write something out of character for the place. Don’t invent a left turn for a real street if, in reality, you can’t make that left turn.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
