Let's Talk About Me...

[Richard Sutton]

Here's an interesting take on techniques to open up your characters' inner lives for your readers' scrutiny. The comments are very good, too. It's something that I had to work to learn how to do in my own work. Funny thing, in my last book I was careful to make the inner life of my MCs pretty accessible so that motivation would be easy to figure out, but I got a couple of review comments that found fault since I didn't give them enough descriptive -- hair color, etc. LOL! You just can't please 'em all!

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Like all writing its a tricky balance; between those who say you aren't giving enough, and those who say it's too much. Juggling is a required sport of all writers! Interesting link too.

 

[Katie-Ellen]

I wrote the novel in third person. At fifth draft I rewrote it in first person, past tense. Since my MC is a man, I've had to summon my inner man. Such fun.

 

[Karen Gray]

I don't know which I prefer, 1st person present tense or 3rd person past tense. What I'm writing now is 3rd person past tense. I have a catalog of characters, almost like character CV's. They are 5 pages long lol. Some are complete... others not so complete. But considering the extent of the world building venture I have undertaken and my (at the book 3 stage) 30 main character (not to mention their familiar and destrier which act as main or supporting cast) story lines... It would be kind of confusing if I didn't do something to remember how each one is different. They aren't all involved at once in every book, but are still all important in the grand scheme of the storytelling.

 

[tabby3]

If the right one don't get you, then the left one will: Tennessee Ernie Ford