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Keeping track of characters...
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: thausgt on March 17, 2009, 06:54:43 AM ---There's also very little wrong with making stuff up as you go along, neurovore, but if you can do that while keeping all of the plot threads untangled in your head (especially writing something on the order of, say, Dune), then all I can say is: Your mentat training has served you well.
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Dude, I'm a professional designer of Very Complex Databases; keeping all the threads in something the size of Dune untangled in my head is relaxing compared to my day job.
THETA:
I plan my stories way ahead. I think planning ahead on who goes where, what their purpose is, and their personalities is very important.
The Dread Pharaoh Roberts:
--- Quote from: CrazyGerbilLady on March 03, 2009, 07:54:30 PM ---I fill out a "character sheet" on each character going in, but it fleshes out considerably as I go along. I do always want to have at least what they look like, and tags and traits identified (see Jim's blog if you don't know what those are).
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I'm glad one of us does!
Lisa™:
--- Quote from: Captain Hammer on April 08, 2009, 02:49:44 AM ---I'm glad one of us does!
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Dude. She's organized. *Awe*
THETA:
Admittedly i always start with a stereotype. In classic literature they would have been called archetypes and they still are, but i use real world character bastardization slang. For example...
Matt- angry teen
Marie- emo
Lobo- nervous guy
My character grows as i figure out ways on how to purvey their personality while writing or how i stagger the other characters understanding or finding out why that character is the way they are.
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