Then was the idea for an exercise, in which you attribute one word to the characters (up to five) from your current project. One word? Let's see...
Besty: living
Charles: arrogant
Tom: out
Timothy: unfocused
Meggie: fragile
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Think about your characters. Could you describe their essence with just one word? Just doesn't seem enough when it allows for no background detail.
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And then, Rafael announced his 1k Word Blogfest. Take a picture, write 1000 words about it, and post it all. If you're interested in participating, visit his blog Neither Here Nor There and let him know. Posts will coordinate on Monday, February 22nd. Sounds like fun, don't you think?
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Now how 'bout those character words? Leave yours in comments.
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And have a great weekend!
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Thanks to Rafael for providing my content today. ;)
31 comments:
I don't have a current work to participate in the exercice, but great photo!
Daisy - Determined
Corrine - Scared
Elliot - Hungry
Maggie - Guilty
Chase - Accepting
Brook--Batty
Forrest--Cocksure
Cute picture!
Enjoy your weekend and V-Day!
-FringeGirl
Ah, but it does allow you to build a picture from there. Think of it as a beginning, not an end.
;)
I'll update my blog with your name and addy Janna.
Describing a character in one word is almost as difficult as writing one sentence blurb about your story! Think I'll go try that exercise with some of my characters and see what they have to say about themselves!
Oooh that is a great activity. I'd have to think about it. Not sure I could do it off the top of my head. :)
Love this:
I try a few:
Lindsay: distrusting
Mia: precocious
Grandpa: wrecked
I could play this over and over. Too much fun.
~ Wendy
Love the picture of that dog!! Too cute! :-)
Virginia kate: hopeful
Micah: intense
Bobby: happy
Andy: strong
Katie Ivene: wild
I think I'll be doing the character list as a blog post next week. Thanks to you and Rafael for the ideas!
Cute picture, but I'm afraid the dog would win!
Oh dear. My characters are me, my family, and God. Okay, here goes:
Jeanette: nutty
Kevin: stable
Esther: creative
Ron: deep
God: Extravagant
Scott: Naughty
Daddy: done
Dusty: friend
Mr. Little: huge
Have a great weekend! :-)
Janet - aloof
Greg - tormented
Becca - sticky (because she's the glue that holds them all together)
Carol - determined
Justin - forgiving
Hmmm...
Dani - anxious
Alex - mysterious
Riley - snarky
Jason - angry
Miss Olivia - wise
OK great picture indeed. Now only if I could train my dog to play scrabble. (I'd probably still lose). ;)
Happy Valentines!
Kai-determined
Gloria-Mother Bear
Joy-confused
Andrew-godly
You are a wonderful bloggite!
So glad we "met"!
Patti
Hmmm... for my finished novel...
Brooke: dreamer
Ellen: anxious
Anna: ashamed
Scott: laughing
Nate: supportive
Have a great weekend!
I like this. Ok, here goes:
Elizabeth - determined
Patrick - curious
Wow, describe my characters in one word? That's tough.
Hmm.
Maggie: Adventurous
Joe: Careful
*grin*
Fish-gnarly. Happy Valentine's Day!
What a cool Friday exercise. I'm too cold from our morning snow (yeah, in Baton Rouge!) to think.
Huggage and Happy Valentine's AND Mardi Gras!
Interesting idea.
April-sexaholic
Steve-creep
Kei-encouraging
Barbara-bitchy
Gloria-sweet
A Scrabble-playing dog? I love it!
Ellie - passionate
John - protective
Jim - crusader
Monty - searching
Henry - vengeful
Blessings,
Susan :)
Sadie- conflicted
Ethan- solid
Nick- confused
Phillip- passionate
Not writing anything right now.
I've heard of this one-defining-word per character. Not easy, but doable.
Fiona--Free-spirit
Carter--Sincere
Okay... I've been here for about five minutes and I still can't describe my characters in one word.
That is an interesting exercise. I think it could only be helpful for a writer as they go along. I'm not working on anything right now, but I had fun reading everyone's answers!
Doug-idealist
Jen-guilty
Russ-determined
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