Character development

Thank you all for your insight that has really helped me

Real character development is very important to me. I base most of the TV shows and movies I watch for the characters themselves. I like seeing variety in whatever I'm watching and I want to be able to tell the personality differences between Jack and Mike,you know? A lot of TV shows now have one dimensional characters that seem out of place. In my writing, I approach characters by reading about the Meyers-Briggs types. I'm an INFP, so if I wanted to write about an INFJ there would be differences even though one letter has been replaced. That means that our thinking approach is different. A 'P', like me, perceives things. And 'J' judges things.

Hi there taface! You're right. People love movies, or books, stories that they can relate too. They feel more in touch of their emotions when they do, as if the characters are saying or doing what they really want to say or do. If I would right, I don't think people would mind if I use their situation as inspiration but I'd like to be really subtle and add some twist for a touch of originality.

I don't think they (friends) will be offended... I mean true friends know how they are and how they friends see them. And when writing a story, I think what matters is the experience. The development of the characters in the process reflect the writer and his or her experiences. :)

I tend to model my characters after people I know. But honestly when you put a person in a completely different situation a lot of times they don't reckognize themselves.

I think it's easier to crate different characters from different influences. I have created them from my own attitude, the kind of attitude I admire, my friends, oh the list goes on. I feel like anything goes because the world I've grown up in has such a cast. I usually invent up a history, even if it's not shared, because it helps give a 3-d look at their reactions and insight on why they act the way they do. I have a lot more, but I'm running low on time. \m/ Becky Ann

I tend to take certain aspects of a personality and blend it into a character so that no character is exactly someone I know. In some ways I think it is easier to have an idea of how a personality would react to a given situation. It would be really hard for me to write a character without being able to slip into his head, so I reckon a lot of my characters have a bit of me in them. If I have a character I want to be very different than me, I think about what I would do in a given situation and then try to think of what someone different than me would think or do. When creating a character I try to build an idea in my head of where he has been and where he is going before I even start writing about him. That way when he faces a conflict I have an idea of how he will react. As for people being offended, I think it would depend on the character you based on them. If he is an axe-murder people may get a wee bit upset. If he is an average joe or shown in good light they might be flattered.