by karen vaughan
Member since:
March 4, 2011

They wrote themselves satwe 6/9/12

June 09, 2012 01:17 PM UTC
views: 0 | 5 people recommend this | comments: 6

When I started to write my first book DEAD ON ARRIVAL, the characters started writing themselves. It seemed that Laura, Gerry and Gibbons were directing the dialogue and circumstances. I had ideas about what story I wanted to tell. Laura tells her back story of marital woe with the ex. I had no idea that Lou would end up gay after having come out on TV. I swear Laura told me he was so I had to believe her.  The dialogue and the circumstances where their idea.

Comments: 6

Len Maxwell Jun 9, 2012, 2:12pm UTC
A perfect example of what I was hoping to read.

Thanks for taking the SatWE challenge and it's now featured on Gather Writing Essential.
Debbie W. Jun 9, 2012, 2:27pm UTC
Karen, thanks for sharing this. It has made me realize that I can't get mad at my characters for running off in a direction I wasn't planning!
karen vaughan Jun 9, 2012, 2:47pm UTC
nope they are three dimensional and like to take over
Pam Brittain Jun 9, 2012, 5:13pm UTC
I can so relate to that.
Sheila Deeth Jun 20, 2012, 2:46pm UTC
One of my characters killed another, much to my surprise. Afterwards I learned lots more about him and wrote a novel.

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