tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413452967913066120.post5542059674151773646..comments2023-03-29T06:32:29.765-04:00Comments on Thea Landen: There Are No Small Characters, Only Small People?Thea Landenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835512996045807921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413452967913066120.post-91171649740193461622014-02-15T22:49:07.887-05:002014-02-15T22:49:07.887-05:00Making sure your "walk ons" aren't c...Making sure your "walk ons" aren't cardboard cutouts is super hard. Not caricatures either, though I'd say you can kind of make gestures at stereotypes (depending on your setting!).<br /><br />Because I see a lot of people in the course of my workday, I try to play mental games where I remember two vivid details about somebody who walked through, and see what I think that can tell me about them as a person. <br /><br />It's interesting stuff, major characters versus minor, how much info you need on any one of them, and what's just backstory taking up pagespace!Jennifer R. Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363886899308588391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413452967913066120.post-26349271141860147522014-02-11T13:11:04.552-05:002014-02-11T13:11:04.552-05:00I have one story that it did a thorough background...I have one story that it did a thorough background check on every single head that pops up. Won't be doing that again. Lol! <br /><br />That's awesome you're in such close quarters with your MC that you feel what she feels. I tend to like everyone irregardless. I can't help it. I have a character I need to kill and I'm just like, "but I like them!" Boo. Lol! They're all like little china dolls to me. Killing one is like throwing one away, never to be seen again. Yeah, I'm thinking I get way too attached to people. krystal janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115542477066959046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413452967913066120.post-35422608082766729892014-02-11T01:04:01.762-05:002014-02-11T01:04:01.762-05:00I have a lot of minor characters in my WIP, mostly...I have a lot of minor characters in my WIP, mostly background people, some with names, some not. I have to cut a lot of them out this draft around. But then, I'm writing about a new neighbor in a new neighborhood, so some of these not-important characters are there as flavor. <br /><br />I need to remember to introduce new characters through the eyes of my protagonist. I have one character who my protag is initially unsure of---he's attracted to her--but I don't like nor do I trust her. My beta said that she wasn't sure how that character was supposed to come across to the reader. <br /><br />Rei Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06839359823944622118noreply@blogger.com