Friday, August 7, 2009
8/7 WIP Tip: Festering Words
In each of our lives, someone has said something negative along the way to us–a backhanded comment, a flippant observation, a downright rude statement about us–that has stuck with us.
The same has happened with your character, you just may not know it yet. Maybe it was about their job, their looks, their family, a hobby or talent…whatever it was, it’s still deep in your character and festering.
Your job is to discover the comment, the person who made it, and how that comment affects your character on a daily basis. You know the drill–this might even work as a plot point to show back story in an interesting, non-narrative way.
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Morgan Mandel
August 7, 2009 at 6:28 PM
That’s an excellent way to excuse something your character does. Think up something traumatic that happened in the past and make sure no peace comes of it.
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