Manual writing - Lez.2
Source: "The Romance Writer's Handbook by Rebecca Vinyard
CHARACTERS
I know it's the same old story: when it comes to the characters we've got them always very clear head. But it is also the case for our readers? First, the character
must be realistic, perfection does not interest us. I agree that in the novels we can create the man of our dreams, but we are more or less all agree in saying that perfection is noiosetta, no?
So let's see what they have to have 'sti blessed players to make us fall in love!
1) NAME. Believe it or not, the reader begins to get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe character since its name. Do not believe us? Try to name your hero and then we'll talk about Peppuccio J
2) physical defects. Of course, nothing debilitating, though the Marquis de Peyrac series Angelica was limping and yet very sexy. But some slight defect in appearance fisico del personaggio lo rende più umano e la lettrice ci si affeziona e riconosce più facilmente.introdurre poi qualche tratto intrigante, accattivante. Ad esempio, un eroe con una cicatrice sul volto è molto più interessante di uno con un faccino perfetto, no?la gente si chiederà come si è procurato quella cicatrice.
3) PERSONAGGI SECONDARI. Ancor più interessante è la fisicità dei vostri personaggi secondari. In questo caso potete usare gli stereotipi a vostro favore poiché i personaggi secondari sono meno complessi dei protagonisti. Es: un uomo robusto o alto richiama forza e potere, mentre uno molto magro ci farà pensare a una persona nervosa e debole.
4) TRATTI EMOZIONALI come fobie, mannerisms, expressions, ways of speaking. These traits are essential for the personality and the reactions of your characters will explain through them and make your characters more human and unforgettable.
5) BACKGROUND. You should always know very well the background of the characters and the various information about it should be provided gradually. What does it mean? Very simple: distribute them at the appropriate time. Do not write two or three pages on your character as soon introduced him to explain who he is and where it comes from: the reading is heavy and the player would no longer have any kind of curiosity. It's a little 'how to detect the beginning of a murderess yellow. This instead you have to do is provide the information here and there throughout the book, preferably through dialogue and through the mouths of other people. This will give us all the information necessary to understand the character, but so intriguing. But remember: the hero must always have a dark side that must not be revealed if you do not end, or nearly so.
E 'but always essential that the characters behave consistently with their character and their background.
order not to fall into the error of losing sight of such consistency, there are two equally effective methods: the card and the questionnaire. Example of
:
Justine Damaris was born and raised in New Orleans. At the beginning della sua adolescenza, sua madre morì dopo una lunga lotta contro il cancro al seno. Suo padre, David, cominciò ad allontanarsi da lei, nonostante Justine tentasse di attirare la sua attenzione ottenendo una licenza di investigatrice privata per diventare socia nell’agenzia investigativa del padre.
Justine è intelligente, determinata e mette sempre il benessere del padre prima del proprio. La sua storia familiare le ha lasciato dentro un profondo senso di abbandono e paura di essere rifiutata. A causa di ciò, Justine fatica a stringere amicizie e vive in costante stato di allerta.
La prima volta che ha deciso di rischiare per amore è stata tradita. Dopo aver trascorso la notte con quello che credeva l’uomo dei suoi sogni, Rett Burkett, he said he had committed a grave error. Etc., etc..
It 's more clear now? But there is another method, that of the questionnaire to which you have the patience to answer:
- Where she grew up bags? How was your childhood?
- Describe your family and childhood friends. We still feel?
- Did you like school? What were your favorite subjects?
- What qualifications do you have? How does it affect his education on his life?
- What is religion?
- What kind of morals do you have?
- How far is willing to go to defend its beliefs?
- Have you ever done something which is then ashamed?
- What do you think of sex? How your beliefs affect his way of living in a romantic relationship? What attitude toward sex?
- It 's an emotional person? Describe your temperament
- suffer from any phobia? Bad habits?
- What does it look? It is happy with her appearance?
- What is your best quality? What is his fatal flaw?
- Describe your current family situation. And friends? It is content with her family and friends?
- has enemies? Why?
- What do you do? Is satisfied your work?
- What dreams and projects you have? What do you want from life?
- Etc, etc..
Next time we will speak of the archetypes of men and women to choose the best of our characters.
Bacissimi!
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