tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post3604067798277846284..comments2023-05-27T06:02:59.370-07:00Comments on Color Coordinated: Do You Put Yourself In The Story?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17527989806224086214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-47391829994114565782013-11-08T19:36:42.058-08:002013-11-08T19:36:42.058-08:00I love when a character comes out with something t...I love when a character comes out with something that surprises the hell out of you! It happened to me when I was writing my WIP and I had goosebumps :) but I guess its a very good thing - if you are surprised just imagine how surprised your readers will be!Shundayahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415060225271131270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-68978973069545944012013-11-08T18:54:43.145-08:002013-11-08T18:54:43.145-08:00I don't think writing oneself into a story, in...I don't think writing oneself into a story, in and of itself, is a problem. I think it can /become/ a problem when the writer doesn't give the character freedom to move naturally within the story because, "I wouldn't do that/say that/go there/feel that way..." It can be too easy to restrict the character to one side of ourselves, when we're so much more complex than that. There are times I suspect I know some of the people I've made up more fully than I know myself.<br /><br />So I would say, write yourself into the story if you wish. Just realize that once you do, the character is living /her/ story, not yours, meaning the two of you aren't exactly the same person anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-68414501117949011932013-11-08T15:12:18.642-08:002013-11-08T15:12:18.642-08:00I think you bring up a good point. As long as it&...I think you bring up a good point. As long as it's not purposeful, there's always going to be a part of the writer in the character. Our lives are very intertwined.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527989806224086214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-64201809228481519452013-11-08T12:42:34.787-08:002013-11-08T12:42:34.787-08:00I write myself into the story, but not on purpose....I write myself into the story, but not on purpose. I think we all write little pieces of ourself into it, because that's what we know. I can point out different characteristics from each character I write that likely originated in me, or is a trait/quality I have. <br /><br />As I've studied other authors, I've realized that everyone writes different variations of their own life, or what they wish their life could be.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924028116296474975noreply@blogger.com