tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post7558521682517526426..comments2024-03-28T08:21:40.779-05:00Comments on A Writer's Faith: THE STAGES OF CHARACTER BUILDINGKatie Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-47936660148968877062017-09-25T18:45:32.923-05:002017-09-25T18:45:32.923-05:00THIS POST- pure awesomeness. I love it. So true!!!...THIS POST- pure awesomeness. I love it. So true!!!Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021725621373949390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-73039230318427915852017-09-23T11:16:10.578-05:002017-09-23T11:16:10.578-05:00I hope to reach the final stage of character devel...I hope to reach the final stage of character development one day! (Hopefully soon, please. My story is pretty old.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540365342855306287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-79776505956069121932017-09-19T21:21:37.159-05:002017-09-19T21:21:37.159-05:00I don't know! o.o *investigates*I don't know! o.o *investigates* Emily Drownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807144944945782790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-17269059734984509232017-09-19T13:06:20.325-05:002017-09-19T13:06:20.325-05:00Lol, I just like saying that I'm going rogue f...Lol, I just like saying that I'm going rogue for NaNoWriMo cause it sounds cool. XDBree Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683902086959747166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-30745437455190293702017-09-18T19:29:16.960-05:002017-09-18T19:29:16.960-05:00Oh my goodness gracious, I had no idea graduating ...Oh my goodness gracious, I had no idea graduating from the YWP was a thing so apparently I don't really have a choice now that I'm 18! Guess I'll be joining you then! XD <br />And oh, thanks so much!! :D<br />~Jaclynn~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215509016731715670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-79743197256384033062017-09-18T16:15:44.124-05:002017-09-18T16:15:44.124-05:00*nod* You're able to use the YWP up to eightee...*nod* You're able to use the YWP up to eighteen years old, so it should still work! But if you'd rather not use the site that's okay, too. :DKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-22063842940395582682017-09-18T16:14:47.200-05:002017-09-18T16:14:47.200-05:00I personally like the adult program, since that...I personally like the adult program, since that's where all my buddies are... (and we could be friends on there!) but it's really up to you! My first year of NaNo I actually updated on both sites, so that's also an option. :)<br /><br />And I liked your page! How exciting. ^.^Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-84124169742345305252017-09-18T16:02:01.712-05:002017-09-18T16:02:01.712-05:00EEEP! Yay for NaNoWriMo and plotting and best frie...EEEP! Yay for NaNoWriMo and plotting and best friend characters! That's the easier part of a series -- the characters are already developed. The problem is creating new story arcs and journeys for them to grow in. But that's awesome that you've kept with your trilogy for all this time! :D<br /><br />UGH SAME. I rarely describe my characters in my novels and it's such a bad habit of mine! But I don't really know what they look like, and I don't take the time to care... and... ugh. You and me both. xDKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-13303775309770715842017-09-18T15:59:45.652-05:002017-09-18T15:59:45.652-05:00Unfortunately I don't think my characters or m...Unfortunately I don't think my characters or my plot get along very well. xD We're all just "acquaintances" and then through time we grow to be better friends. Lots and lots of time. >.<Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-13867394157549349252017-09-18T15:58:36.123-05:002017-09-18T15:58:36.123-05:00Yuup, you know exactly what I'm talking about....Yuup, you know exactly what I'm talking about. It's fun reading back on first drafts and noticing how the plot and character developed through all the edits! The not-so-fun part is actually <i>doing</i> all the edits. xDKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-17168764644342194432017-09-18T15:57:41.881-05:002017-09-18T15:57:41.881-05:00YES YOU JUST DESCRIBED THAT PERFECTLY. Ugh. *headd...YES YOU JUST DESCRIBED THAT PERFECTLY. Ugh. *headdesks* It's always one way or the other... :P<br /><br />(also, where did your pretty flower profile picture go? o.o)Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-4327301928321138962017-09-18T15:56:50.659-05:002017-09-18T15:56:50.659-05:00I'm probably making it worse than it sounds, B...I'm probably making it worse than it sounds, BUT IT FEELS HARD. And since reading The Dream Walkers, I do know that your characters are brilliant and unique and just pop out from the page. And that's from reading a second draft, so goodness you're awesome. xD I have all the respect for YOU!Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-36853009459289881972017-09-18T15:55:42.566-05:002017-09-18T15:55:42.566-05:00Ooh, that's interesting! For me characters alw...Ooh, that's interesting! For me characters always come after the plot, so I find it neat when another writer works differently.<br /><br />Ha, maybe! I think I'm the other way around. I can write conversations fairly well, but everything else that deals with writing I feel like a complete and dismal failure on. xD We'll just have to balance each other out. :PKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-69115561174712072532017-09-18T15:54:17.272-05:002017-09-18T15:54:17.272-05:00Ugh plot is hard, too. I feel like I kind of just ...Ugh plot is hard, too. I feel like I kind of just struggle with everything that goes along with writing a book? XD Eventually I can get it close to right, but it just takes so much timeee. o.oKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-79444231683492285582017-09-18T15:53:31.592-05:002017-09-18T15:53:31.592-05:00Heh, I understand that. Us writers have mountains ...Heh, I understand that. Us writers have mountains of problems. xDKatie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-51310399493794359832017-09-18T15:52:58.356-05:002017-09-18T15:52:58.356-05:00*nodnod* That's cool! I kind of agree with Sha...*nodnod* That's cool! I kind of agree with Shannon? I don't usually start with characters or plot -- more of a vibe/mood/feeling/aesthetic of the story. The plot and characters come later. <br /><br />But those two types of writers <i>are</i> most common. :)Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-89791290475830519692017-09-18T11:38:15.395-05:002017-09-18T11:38:15.395-05:00I laughed so hard...this is perfect! I'm star...I laughed so hard...this is perfect! I'm starting to plot my NaNo novel as well, but it's the last of my trilogy, so I already have got most of the characters as my best friends(though there are some new ones coming in *squeals* so that'll be fun watching them grow). <br /><br />Personally, I tend to struggle with description. Like I can work out their personality, their struggles and strengths, and all that stuff. But I tend to just generically have "XYZ color hair, and 123 eyes. Tall/short. Clothes that go with their job and status." And I have /no idea/ how to describe them in the story...ahhh!Helena Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511426093471571440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-34893814683442144312017-09-17T21:38:01.657-05:002017-09-17T21:38:01.657-05:00old and crumbly gingerbread man <~ *dies laughi...old and crumbly gingerbread man <~ *dies laughing* XD <br />This is interesting, because I find that characters usually come fairly easily to me. But plot...ME AND PLOT DON'T GET ALONG. XD<br />Madeline J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651322832150574847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-69454329353270506392017-09-17T17:50:27.425-05:002017-09-17T17:50:27.425-05:00Twinning would be so cool though. *strokes chin* I...Twinning would be so cool though. *strokes chin* I shall have to think about that story a little more because that would seriously be so cool.<br /><br />WHAT? It's not just me?? *flops in relief* Oh man that's absolutely what I feel. We can do this!!Jane Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829434202814787549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-40854270907078311232017-09-17T12:01:51.634-05:002017-09-17T12:01:51.634-05:00The struggle is real! I always seem to have a diff...The struggle is real! I always seem to have a difficult time with my character development. It depends so much on plot, but the plot depends so much on characters, and it's sort of this deadly spiral that I can't break out of. Ugh. But it's always so rewarding to have a character that you love at the end. R.M. Lutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225038858127086583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-63427006129902055882017-09-17T07:54:49.952-05:002017-09-17T07:54:49.952-05:00*transition from *transition from Emily Drownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807144944945782790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-7633538128750571682017-09-17T07:54:22.049-05:002017-09-17T07:54:22.049-05:00Haha, I'm the same way half the time. The plot...Haha, I'm the same way half the time. The plot and world are coming together, but the character is just beginning to transition cardboard cutout to lego dude. :P<br /><br />The other half the time I have an awesome, multifaceted character... with no plot that clicks with him or her. <br /><br />#writerstruggles xDEmily Drownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09807144944945782790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-73744172271381752922017-09-16T23:21:08.836-05:002017-09-16T23:21:08.836-05:00Haha, thanks, but I'm an older teen so I don&#...Haha, thanks, but I'm an older teen so I don't think I'd count for that. I'm a senior in high school. ;) so probably almost the same age as you. <br /><br />Yessss same!!Bree Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683902086959747166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-83387211900844313022017-09-16T22:37:38.759-05:002017-09-16T22:37:38.759-05:00I love this post! HAHAHA: "My character would...I love this post! HAHAHA: "My character wouldn't even react if they were stabbed." THIS MADE ME LAUGH. Due to my story building process, I don't personally struggle much with creating characters but I'M SORRY. It sounds pretty rough o.o I don't know what I would do if my characters didn't come hand in hand with my plot o.o I have ALL the respect for you! <3Hannah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3445138433367622139.post-51947465656130276582017-09-16T20:44:21.535-05:002017-09-16T20:44:21.535-05:00Loved this post Katie. Characters for me are somet...Loved this post Katie. Characters for me are something that usually comes easy. I think of the characters before I do a plot! Then I build a world around them. I've been told I write good descriptions, and I can do characters, but I have the hardest time writing CONVERSATION. Maybe because I'm an introvert and don't want to have conversations. XD Rebecca Morganhttp://gravatar.com/theauthoress20noreply@blogger.com