tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191212616183415726.post892587520473695734..comments2023-06-29T03:55:00.956-04:00Comments on Modern Myth Makers: The ”Why” FactorKalayna Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420169208237019578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191212616183415726.post-87005978003190978012009-05-05T22:16:00.000-04:002009-05-05T22:16:00.000-04:00Bah...Writing isn't a hobby. It is work.The charac...Bah...Writing isn't a hobby. It is work.The characters are real in my head. They walk, they talk, they complain, but getting them to walk, talk, and complain so that the reader thinks they are real is harder. Which for me comes down to the why factor...Sigh...Must keep working.purpleprose 78https://www.blogger.com/profile/08552932588186513244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191212616183415726.post-88423937794627367532009-05-05T17:25:00.000-04:002009-05-05T17:25:00.000-04:00Sometimes it takes a long time to answer the big q...Sometimes it takes a long time to answer the big questions.<br /><br />"What does this character want and what will she do to get it?" are a lot easier to answer than "But why does she want it in the first place?" Focus on the latter part of the question - what is the character willing to do - and you'll find the why is right there.<br /><br />Eventually. <br /><br />It took me three questions to get Kellen's chapter back in shape. The third - "Why is he even alive?" - spurred me to my own AHA! moment. Quiz your character to pieces. Don't worry, they'll still surprise you. In fact, the better you know how they act - the more I find they try to pull pranks and change your story :)Sarah Templetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212319840192653380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191212616183415726.post-65726550417256457712009-05-05T11:51:00.000-04:002009-05-05T11:51:00.000-04:00I struggle more with the why not's? My characters ...I struggle more with the why not's? My characters will have all this pent up angst and a great many good reasons why, but I'm scared to let them act out. I don't want them to make a scene, which is bad, because that's exactly what fiction is supposed to do.Darlene C. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339332244406296043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191212616183415726.post-20696199022543680122009-05-05T11:37:00.000-04:002009-05-05T11:37:00.000-04:00Yup. I often struggle with character motivation, ...Yup. I often struggle with character motivation, but not so much due to a lack in my understanding of the character. Rather I struggle with how to _show_ the motivation, the why, without giving too much of a straight info dump. Making the character's actions inevitable, that is what gives me problems.haricot verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613945273764799966noreply@blogger.com