When we write we put our heart and souls into our characters. They become a part of who we are. But are those character verbatim of who we are? Of course not. We “tilt” the character just so, so that he or she has something similar to who we are. There might only be a smidge of something about us but it’s there.
Tilting the characters makes them in their own right individual and unique. But if we don’t put ourselves into our work it won’t sound right.
No, I won’t be a thing like the antagonist. But I get easily frustrated and so does my antagonist. So I tilt a part of myself and put that into my character. It will make him or her all the richer for it.
We all have a narrative we live by. Our morales. Our ethics. Our beliefs. Our likes and dislikes. Plus many others. All the things make us who we are. And through writing, we can find ourselves through the words we write. I know I do in my characters. They come…
When I think of a writing community I think of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers). This little community of writers is so much more than writing. There is Novel Track. It's a place of accountability and support. You let the group know what your goal is at the beginning of…
