tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post6173367273310488795..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: How Does Your Character Answer Questions? Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-57798638257016924422015-01-02T08:40:25.603-05:002015-01-02T08:40:25.603-05:00Absolutely. That's a great question to ask, ac...Absolutely. That's a great question to ask, actually. Who has the power here? Who is willing (or not) to share information and how do they get it?Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-77040996720543758882015-01-01T16:42:20.183-05:002015-01-01T16:42:20.183-05:00This dynamic can change based on who has the power...This dynamic can change based on who has the power in any given scenario. If the character has information someone else wants and knows it gives them power over them, then the character probably won't just spill everything at once. I seriously think this is the only reason all those "wise mentor" characters don't just tell the mentee everything up front (apart from not wanting to spoil the plot). If they hold on to the information they know, they can control the wayward, rebellious mentee because the mentee thinks the mentor has something they want or is wise just because they act like that information is something they are privileged to have. This can, of course, backfire horribly. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-11552720830598314762014-12-11T07:14:42.790-05:002014-12-11T07:14:42.790-05:00I have it on my revision to-do list :) "Do th...I have it on my revision to-do list :) "Do the characters have unique voices?"Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-20567825938933905302014-12-11T07:14:01.123-05:002014-12-11T07:14:01.123-05:00Especially with secondary characters who might not...Especially with secondary characters who might not get as much attention during the development stage. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-70846581300970894982014-12-10T22:08:54.966-05:002014-12-10T22:08:54.966-05:00I need to remember this when I'm revising!I need to remember this when I'm revising!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-85132005105190082922014-12-10T20:25:59.217-05:002014-12-10T20:25:59.217-05:00Oh, this is a LOT of fun to play with, as a writer...Oh, this is a LOT of fun to play with, as a writer. It's a major part of where characterization shines—or falls flat, if the writer gives all the characters the selfsame patterns.Carradeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431561739001270522noreply@blogger.com