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Aug. 11th, 2009
Yes, it's reflective musing time again. (I do this on my lunch break and then post it when I get the opportunity.)
I've been wondering, how do you write? (And by "you," I mean that group of writers who are actually reading my blog.) Do you come up with a great plot or world idea and then craft characters to fit it? Do you have an awesome character for whom you have to find a setting? A mixture of both?
I actually had to think about this one for a while, because I truly never thought about it in this way. For example, I'd played with Addison Harris (or her alteregos) in various different forms, from fantastical to modern to paranormal, from a vast array of ages and experiences before![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tenaciousnancyand I discovered that the "anti-hero" versions of our characters and their darker world was one that just *clicked.* Addison, however, with all her flaws, quirks, vanity and bitchiness might be more of the exception than the rule. There are a few other homeless characters (no world, no story, no setting) that I've met over the years, but that doesn't seem to be the path I tread.
I am a world builder at heart, I think. I'm pretty sure that I've mentioned that I spend a lot of time and energy creating worlds and scenarios and then floundering helplessly because I don't have a plot to fill the void or with which to occupy any characters. (Though usually at this time, there aren't any characters.) The characters tend to wander in after ward, telling me about themselves, their history and their place in that world.
Just my random musings for the day.
I've been wondering, how do you write? (And by "you," I mean that group of writers who are actually reading my blog.) Do you come up with a great plot or world idea and then craft characters to fit it? Do you have an awesome character for whom you have to find a setting? A mixture of both?
I actually had to think about this one for a while, because I truly never thought about it in this way. For example, I'd played with Addison Harris (or her alteregos) in various different forms, from fantastical to modern to paranormal, from a vast array of ages and experiences before
tenaciousnancyand I discovered that the "anti-hero" versions of our characters and their darker world was one that just *clicked.* Addison, however, with all her flaws, quirks, vanity and bitchiness might be more of the exception than the rule. There are a few other homeless characters (no world, no story, no setting) that I've met over the years, but that doesn't seem to be the path I tread.I am a world builder at heart, I think. I'm pretty sure that I've mentioned that I spend a lot of time and energy creating worlds and scenarios and then floundering helplessly because I don't have a plot to fill the void or with which to occupy any characters. (Though usually at this time, there aren't any characters.) The characters tend to wander in after ward, telling me about themselves, their history and their place in that world.
Just my random musings for the day.