tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post3319049033903283928..comments2024-03-28T14:49:39.889-07:00Comments on Writer and Proud: Why Character Chats are AwesomeAnnikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-9714364568693320012021-01-17T21:48:54.733-08:002021-01-17T21:48:54.733-08:00Nice & Informative Blog !
In case you face any...Nice & Informative Blog !<br />In case you face any technical issue in QuickBooks, call us at <a href="https://g.page/r/CfDtbBm3JN_XEBA/" rel="nofollow">QuickBooks Customer Support Number</a> 1-877-948-5867 and get instant solutions for QuickBooks problems.Quickbooks Experthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904309205508920786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-79199416860380805582016-12-02T03:04:09.154-08:002016-12-02T03:04:09.154-08:00Um...I'm aware this is rather late, but are yo...Um...I'm aware this is rather late, but are you still open for a character chat? I live in the UTC + 8 hours zone, and I find that a lot of people don't. I'm rambling. Sorry. .https://www.blogger.com/profile/11045786798351578131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-26082974007589239402016-03-16T10:49:59.612-07:002016-03-16T10:49:59.612-07:00Thanks for the "long rambling post!" XD ...Thanks for the "long rambling post!" XD It sounds like you and your friend have had a lot of time to experiment and come up with some great ideas - I may try a few of them myself. I have a writing group online who regularly runs character chats, and I know they all have their own separate character chat ("CC") canon in which characters are in love, married, have kids which didn't exist in anyone's stories . . . it goes on and on. As far as I know, none of them have integrated each other's characters into their own stories, but it's almost like the CCs have become a storyline unto themselves. It's very cool to see it develop. <br /><br />Thanks again for the comment!Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-37645787962032636782016-03-16T10:45:22.479-07:002016-03-16T10:45:22.479-07:00If you get the right combination of characters tog...If you get the right combination of characters together, it's a blast. :)Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-81560642581291736762016-02-21T22:13:43.657-08:002016-02-21T22:13:43.657-08:00Yes, yes, yes!! I thought I was the only one who d...Yes, yes, yes!! I thought I was the only one who did this! My very best friend and I have done character chats for years, only we always referred to them visits to Author Land, or ALs for short.<br /><br />My friend and I are both writing books and act as each others support and editorial group. It's always great writing together and we almost constantly have an AL running. Since it's just the two of us we like text messaging the story throughout the day. Once you really get going, it's sometimes hard to stop. Some ALs have even stretched into book sized epics while we're playing around.<br /><br />When we first started years ago, we would drop our characters from the sky into a empty forest and play around. Some of them were pretty cheesy too as this was early on in our first books as authors.<br /><br />We started to branch out and try different settings. A lot of the mini plots in these were to find the magic "portal" back home. We visited our fictional worlds like tourists outside of the canon of the story. That made for some great world building as well as character development. Once we put our medieval fantasy characters in 21 century earth... That was fun! Que the pizza, carbonated drinks, 3D movies, amusement parks, guns, airplanes, the almighty internet... The scenario has endless potential.<br /><br />One day things took a very different direction much to our horror. Two of our characters fell in love. I had no idea that would happen! *panicked screams of authors who missed the class on what to do* We didn't have the heart to break them up. They were just so darn cute together too! So we began our quest to a find a way for them to exist together inside the canon of our stories.<br /><br />After a lot of horrible ideas, we finally found a way that didn't introduce magic in non-magical worlds. We both had a selection of fictional countries but not enough to fill an entire world so we decided to become worldmates. (Roommates on a global level to share the responsibilities of world maintenance.) Our lands were far enough apart as not to interfere with each other but close enough for curtain characters to run into each other while exploring. Solution found! We could keep/recreate the parts we like in our ALs but not the magic portals we used as an easy out. True love truly can move heaven and earth.<br /><br />Several great relationships and friendships have evolved from our original chats and many were lucky enough to stay in the version we crafted in the canon of our stories.<br /><br />As a word of warning, don't get as attached as we did to our ALs unless you want to commit to some serious rebuilding in your story. Honestly though, our stories would not be half so interesting and deep on every level if it wasn't for our ALs. We may have gone overboard but it paid off ten times over. I highly recommend every author try this at least once, you'll be amazed at what you can learn.<br /><br />As for our couple that started all our beneficial rewrites, they are happily married now, living in one of my countries, with five children. (We gave them triplets for all the time they made as authorial revenge. Mwuhahaha. Ahem.)<br /><br />If you're looking for interesting ideas for scenarios some of our favorites are putting ourselves as authors in the scene with the characters and se if they find out that we are the people torturing and controlling their and explore their reactions. Another fun idea is playing What If in the story. What is this person didn't die, what if she never went there, what if he never said this? What happens? The AL we are currently playing with is putting our little dears in a parallel modern universe and giving each character a super power based on their personally! Trust me, it's amazing!<br /><br />Okay. I'm done. Many apologies about the long, rambling postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-22682496988987384712016-02-09T22:07:27.450-08:002016-02-09T22:07:27.450-08:00That sounds like a lot of fun! I have to try that ...That sounds like a lot of fun! I have to try that one day :)Jessica Wernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997240815513883763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-29770888623784124462016-01-21T11:27:25.669-08:002016-01-21T11:27:25.669-08:00ROLEPLAY, in other words, I guess.ROLEPLAY, in other words, I guess.Michelle Megurinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609932168008997770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-27785902213663624062016-01-01T19:03:01.267-08:002016-01-01T19:03:01.267-08:00I'm not sure what you're seeing on your pl...I'm not sure what you're seeing on your platform or device, but it should be a plain white background with a graphic on the left. Is yours different?Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-26822223186227842092015-12-31T13:04:41.860-08:002015-12-31T13:04:41.860-08:00The background on this blog page makes it really d...The background on this blog page makes it really difficult to read the content. Anyway of changing that a bit?Casma5https://www.blogger.com/profile/16625367619632710729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-57503726994140741932015-09-15T16:21:50.034-07:002015-09-15T16:21:50.034-07:00More character chats? XD Join a writer's group...More character chats? XD Join a writer's group even if it's online. Or if you're buddies with another writing blogger ask if they'd be willing. If you want more characters . . . haha Pinterest always gives me way more ideas than I need.Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-23745056175593500212015-09-15T15:22:54.868-07:002015-09-15T15:22:54.868-07:00I've been to one on wattpad but it doesn't...I've been to one on wattpad but it doesn't allow that stuff anymore. I had a lot of fun and definitly helped me to know my characters better!<br />But, how do you find more? xDA Autora Distraídahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153045622494614327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-2056112856630944312015-07-10T10:38:46.055-07:002015-07-10T10:38:46.055-07:00Oh, that's so cool!Oh, that's so cool! Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-90788981301766407172015-07-10T10:37:09.304-07:002015-07-10T10:37:09.304-07:00I love character chatting. I've been doing it ...I love character chatting. I've been doing it for six years now and my characters have just blossomed since! I think I may have introduced it to GTW since it started happening after I wrote a post mentioning it ... XD<br /><br />storitorigrace.blogspot.comVictoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-62160295871790517592015-07-08T20:19:27.420-07:002015-07-08T20:19:27.420-07:00I'll have to see. I may be busy somewhere in t...I'll have to see. I may be busy somewhere in there. We can talk more about it on Hangouts, then. :)Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-32608479306480559612015-07-08T20:13:28.855-07:002015-07-08T20:13:28.855-07:00Would sometime tomorrow afternoon or evening work ...Would sometime tomorrow afternoon or evening work for you? And yes I have a Google+ account! Just not blogger, exactly. I'm on wordpress. (I use blogger for The Fangirl Initiative, though)Andreahttp://www.arwiesner.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-61375104430203830292015-07-08T19:56:21.609-07:002015-07-08T19:56:21.609-07:00It depends. Are those sentences absolutely necessa...It depends. Are those sentences absolutely necessary? Also, if you do that those sentences need to be FANTASTIC so that readers don't get lost as soon as that short opening stops.Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-42805155200441284362015-07-08T19:53:59.558-07:002015-07-08T19:53:59.558-07:00I'm up for trying it with you if you've go...I'm up for trying it with you if you've got a Google+ account! Which you probably do, since you're on blogger. XD Name a time and I'll see if I'm around.Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-79062653701932052212015-07-08T19:34:28.338-07:002015-07-08T19:34:28.338-07:00Okay, so I have a question. It's not related t...Okay, so I have a question. It's not related to character chats, but would you start a story off with a few sentences, then fast-forward, say, 20 years? H.S. Kylianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030859896429740670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-46641641294708344462015-07-08T19:17:28.778-07:002015-07-08T19:17:28.778-07:00How have I never come across one of these? I'v...How have I never come across one of these? I've done character interviews, I've talked ABOUT my characters... but never have I done anything like this. It sounds tempting... anyone want to try it with me?Andreahttp://www.arwiesner.wordpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-49259962043809425922015-05-12T17:50:23.413-07:002015-05-12T17:50:23.413-07:00Hey -- we're both around when you are. :)Hey -- we're both around when you are. :)Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-951354186344512342015-05-12T09:43:19.375-07:002015-05-12T09:43:19.375-07:00Yay!Yay!Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-60326298594846820072015-05-12T07:53:49.813-07:002015-05-12T07:53:49.813-07:00Sure! I'm around this evening.Sure! I'm around this evening.Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-35093155187180422432015-05-11T18:42:26.449-07:002015-05-11T18:42:26.449-07:00Maybe tomorrow afternoon/evening would be a good t...Maybe tomorrow afternoon/evening would be a good time?Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-20800160107970609822015-05-11T18:39:12.297-07:002015-05-11T18:39:12.297-07:00Awesome! I'll let you message the Hangout when...Awesome! I'll let you message the Hangout when you have time for that chat--I'm basically on anytime.Katie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867517507191129951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312189150122853898.post-15948965795095371052015-05-11T15:03:50.186-07:002015-05-11T15:03:50.186-07:00I have added you to my circles as well. :) I have added you to my circles as well. :) Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419480350241170274noreply@blogger.com