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I thought today we'd have a nice chat about outlines today.
Are they the enemy? Are you making them the enemy? What do they do? What good are they? Why is this the hill people want to die on?
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Are they the enemy? Are you making them the enemy? What do they do? What good are they? Why is this the hill people want to die on?
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For reasons I never learned in school and have only barely begun to learn in life as a professional, people absolutely love labels for their work, and the work of others. It gives them something to debate, it gives them something to cling to or hide from.
Right up there with the show-vs-tell argument is another ancient battlefield with its own misconceptions, assumptions, heaps of bullshit, and utility.
Pantser and plotter.
Yeah, we're going there today.
Pantser and plotter.
Yeah, we're going there today.
I think this morning's thread is a pretty good one. It's one of my favorite "it's important but boy oh boy do people freak out about it" topics.
This morning, I want to talk about "characterization"
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This morning, I want to talk about "characterization"
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CHARACTERIZATION is a big word that carries a lot of weight conceptually, but often gets blown out of proportion when the panic starts.
What is it?
It's making a character feel like a person. Like you could relate to them or find them out in your world pretty easily.
What is it?
It's making a character feel like a person. Like you could relate to them or find them out in your world pretty easily.
Now if there's a reason why I'm making this sound like it's kinda straightforward, that's because it is kinda straightforward.
Let's dispense with the bullshit of "it's so hard" and go give you some practical tools for it.
Go get some paper and your character.
Let's dispense with the bullshit of "it's so hard" and go give you some practical tools for it.
Go get some paper and your character.
