The Lounge

Thinking about creating your characters, do you find it easy or hard?
It depends. Sometimes I get a story idea and the characters are completely formed, other times I bang my head on my keyboard trying to figure out who is doing what, why and when.

Do you use people you know in your characters development?
Always! I pull from life constantly, whether it is catch phrases, style, or preferences. I try not to make it so direct, but a bit from one person here and some of another person there.

Do you use character charts? Why or why not?
No. I like to write a lot of side stories about my characters and build their personalities that way. It take about the same amount of time but I enjoy it more.

Is it easier to create a couple, or individuals?
It depends on the story. Mostly I've written short stories (I have a lot of ideas for longer works, but haven't managed to get them written at this time) and in the context of a short work it's fairly easy to create the characters needed for the story.

Write On!

C. L. Hammer aka Zombeeluv

“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly: sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.” ~ Ernest Hemingway