I blame Ms Barbarella. she commented on one of my stories, as she often does. and it collided with my writing method, which is to construct a solid back story for every meaningful character.
I am now 11,000 words into bringing Neil's back story to life. In two evenings of writing.
STOP IT, JO!
Seriously... apologies for the resultant hiatus in 'Mates', but Neil and Maddy have my writerism by the scruff of the neck.
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She’s trouble, that one.
With a capital “T,” that rhymes with “P,” that stands for . . . ummm. Perceptive? Patient? Perfect? Pretty? Pulchritudinous? Yeah, something like that. Gotta watch those Queenslanders. :)
— Emma
I have a hard time
if any character that has a regular part in moving the storyline forward doesn't have a solid back story. The protagonist for sure; their best friend, girlfriend or any other character that influences the protagonist's decision making process or has any control over them. Without a solid hold on the backstory on any of these character leaves them to dimensional.
That said, it isn't always necessary to reveal all of that backstory to the reader but as authors it's imperative that we have a solid hold on it. It insures that our characters always stay in character in all they do and say.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
Blame
Blame it on the Bossa Nova - Eydie Gorme
Put the Blame on Mame - Rita Hayworth
Blame it on the Rain - Milli Vanilli
Blame it (on Alcohol) - Jamie Foxx
Blame it on Your Heart - Patti Loveless
Blame it on Brisbane - Joannebarbarella
Love, Andrea Lena
There is always plenty of blame to go around…….
One of the first lessons I learned in life is that the important thing is to fix the problem and not worry about who is at fault - there will be plenty of time to fix the blame after the fact, and plenty of blame to go around.
D. Eden
“Hier stehe ich; ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir.”
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
Staying Calm
A favorite quote of mine is:
Michelle B
The impossible dream
Brings to mind my favorite poem.
Rudyard Kipling
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
Done
I have arrived at a natural stop in the tale of Neil and Maddy. Obviously, there is a lot more to their story, but I really don't want to cover it. I see it as two or three more episodes of B&W.
This story surprised me in its urgent demand to be written, as well as the speed with which it emerged, on that half shell. Yes, I can see more of it sitting unwritten, but I feel that my choice in this case is right.
For now, anyway.
I must admit to being more than a little in love with Neil and Maddy.
When it's finished, it's finished
I think you've made a good choice. I had to make that same decision when I was writing the continuation of "My Summer in Pantyhose". I wrote up to the end of summer and enough of the first part of the school to tie up loose ends. I quit writing, partly because the title proclaim the story was about a summer wearing pantyhose and mostly because to continue would be a never ending story.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
I Must Be Getting Old
I'm sure I posted a comment to this blog. How could I not? Steph and I are old friends and she can always have a go at me for my transgressions. They are always totally innocent, because I don't have an evil bone in my body!!
So I was just checking and that comment has disappeared. And there she has gone and written a brand new story while I was moving house. So not fair!
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Nope; it's still up on 'Mates 68'. I sent you a private message to explain.
It got a novella out of me, so no worries.