tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post7995654877444621060..comments2024-03-16T07:55:54.153-07:00Comments on Views From the Bald Patch: Unblocking charactersBotanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-34310469195189958732016-04-06T18:32:27.801-07:002016-04-06T18:32:27.801-07:00Stephen, that is so true for the writing part of w...Stephen, that is so true for the <i>writing</i> part of writing, the trick is to understand your character first.<br /><br />Alex, I kinda somehow had a feeling you'd be all over that :)Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-15631054592371073872016-04-04T15:59:24.469-07:002016-04-04T15:59:24.469-07:00I do map out characters before writing and a chara...I do map out characters before writing and a character's goals and what motivates him are part of the procedure. It does help to know! And in whatever fashion works for you.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-29198859713796549132016-04-03T18:36:49.389-07:002016-04-03T18:36:49.389-07:00Of course the adage is to show examples of charact...Of course the adage is to show examples of character rather than stating them. Unfortunately it's far easier to just tell the reader something but this makes for a boring read.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com