tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post2822024636224647159..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Emotional ReadersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-65219937252641256362009-08-27T12:11:53.584-05:002009-08-27T12:11:53.584-05:00I try and get to the honesty by defining as little...I try and get to the honesty by defining as little about the character as I can up front. I don't do much physical description and, on first draft, little to no backstory unless it's vital.<br /><br />Then somewhere along the way, between the dialogue and the characters actions, they start to tell me who they are, and then they start dictating the plot.Jay Stringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764183157841848163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-28157713319046725562009-08-27T11:32:38.220-05:002009-08-27T11:32:38.220-05:00Everyone finds their own way, I guess, but for me ...Everyone finds their own way, I guess, but for me I have to actually write it to figure it out. Short stories, vignettes, whatever. Some backstory, sure, but don't be a slave to it.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-19922246864834853602009-08-27T11:19:29.458-05:002009-08-27T11:19:29.458-05:00So the biggest question for me is this: how do you...So the biggest question for me is this: how do you do that? How do you figure out who your character is? Is it simply you invent a backstory and let him move forward? Or can you write a series of short stories or vignettes and figure it out that way. <br /><br />I agree with you, BTW, about the truth of the emotions on the kids' faces. Watching Little League, even the big-time LL on ESPN, shows us jaded adults the the joy of pure, unadulterated (heh) emotion.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.com