Elle Preston
The best thing about being a writer is being able to work from home in my jammies!
I also LOVE developing characters.
I spend hours building background information about my main characters. Even if most of that information doesn't come out in the actual story, it’s important for me to know as much as I can about them, like their favorite music and food, if they have pet peeves or any phobias, what makes them cringe and what makes them happy.
Sometimes I'll make character boards which are basically picture collages that show things like what kind of clothes the character wears or what their eyes looks like, or what kind of car they have. All these things help make the character more real and give me images to use when describing them.
The cool thing is that if I build a character thoroughly enough, the writing becomes much easier because the characters take me along on their journey and it is as if I am just feverishly typing what they want me to tell about them. They don’t always do what I set out for them to do in the story, either. Because of who they are, they sometimes "make choices" that I have to roll with as the writer. It sounds a little silly to say, but sometimes the characters take on a life of their own and that is the most thrilling and surreal thing to happen in the writing process.
I also LOVE developing characters.
I spend hours building background information about my main characters. Even if most of that information doesn't come out in the actual story, it’s important for me to know as much as I can about them, like their favorite music and food, if they have pet peeves or any phobias, what makes them cringe and what makes them happy.
Sometimes I'll make character boards which are basically picture collages that show things like what kind of clothes the character wears or what their eyes looks like, or what kind of car they have. All these things help make the character more real and give me images to use when describing them.
The cool thing is that if I build a character thoroughly enough, the writing becomes much easier because the characters take me along on their journey and it is as if I am just feverishly typing what they want me to tell about them. They don’t always do what I set out for them to do in the story, either. Because of who they are, they sometimes "make choices" that I have to roll with as the writer. It sounds a little silly to say, but sometimes the characters take on a life of their own and that is the most thrilling and surreal thing to happen in the writing process.
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