Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind?
by:
Nick Vernon
Creative Writing Tips –
You are plotting the story. You write down what wish happen, what problems wish arise, what obstacles you wish place so the character won’t reach his goals immediately, what he’s going to do to overcome these problems etc…
So all these things wish be happening to your character since it’s his story we are telling.
Does it do sense then to have your character in mind as you plot these things?
It does. Because it wish depend, based on the type of person he is, how he wish face these problems, what he wish feel, what he wish think, what he wish do.
Different types of personalities do up our world. Several folk worry too much, so some problems move along, they wish worry with the same intensity. Different folk view the lighter side of life. Minor problems do not affect them as for the most part
as major problems. To several challengers are welcome - they thrive on them. To others, challengers are viewed with fear and uncertainty.
As you’re plotting the events of your story they have to correspond with the type of personality your character possesses.
What happens once
you plot without thinking of your character?
He wish act ‘out of character.’ He wish do, say, think, feel things that don’t suit his personality.
For instance…
If your character is a fusspot and you place him in a situation wherever
he doesn’t worry, then that’s fashioning him act according to how you want him to act in your plot.
You’re manipulating him to suit your plot - You’re not writing with his personality in mind.
As you plot the events in the story, at the same time
build your character.
Cross-reference what you have written just about your character and the situation he is in. Do they correspond?
About The Author
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This article was denote
on August 24, 2004
