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Selrisitai

Selrisitai

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    My new technique for character development is to spend time writing about the character in my notebook. I don't fill out a character sheet (although I do that as well), I just write about their thoughts, feelings, tastes, desires and history in a stream-of-consciousness.
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    In under a month and a half I've written almost seventy-five thousand words, and my story is coming to a close. The only thing I can really hope I get from all this is improvement in my writing. I hope all of this agonizing, fretting and frustration has amounted to a lasting something.
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    The benefit, too, of outlining with only (or almost only) the plot-beats is that it lets you see much of the scene in very few words. You can then add more and more beats as you see fit, piling them up until you have scenes rich in purpose and direction.
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    I think I've found an even deeper, yet related, problem with my writing: When I outline, I should be laser-focused on the plot-beats. This allows me to build up a stack of logical progressions that can give meaning and complexity to each scene. Without that, writing a meaningful inner monologue, or exploring the emotions of a character at any given moment, is almost impossible.
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    I think I've found a problem with my writing, and it's similar to a lot of other problems I have in life: I don't think enough but just fire it off. My first child will probably be a result of this.
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    I received my first criticism and first extolment in the same day. I finally got "likes" for the first time on this forum, and this is the most attention anything I've ever written has gotten. I'm eager to keep going, and to do even better!
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