tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post3994870384393190735..comments2023-09-11T05:01:35.483-07:00Comments on writercize: Multidimensional Character - Success & Secrets - writercize #58Alanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07507063858936159161noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-63605162362462440712011-06-06T21:17:35.367-07:002011-06-06T21:17:35.367-07:00A good story can take us places we otherwise would...A good story can take us places we otherwise would never venture into. I like your style!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-63644707301157447772011-06-05T14:44:31.893-07:002011-06-05T14:44:31.893-07:00Thanks so much everyone! I appreciate the feedbac...Thanks so much everyone! I appreciate the feedback - I do more nonfiction stuff, so stories out of nothing sort of frighten me, but it's always fun to step out of one's comfort zone. ;)<br /><br />Tony ... indeed.<br /><br />Joyce - thanks so much for giving the prompt a try!!! Great little character study. I love that you made Alex a man too - I was hoping to see a story with a male Alex.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507063858936159161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-14204075835910540622011-06-04T15:56:55.267-07:002011-06-04T15:56:55.267-07:00This is really good. I'm not good at giving v...This is really good. I'm not good at giving visuals. I seem to lack patience. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-59280725456673421722011-06-04T07:42:08.721-07:002011-06-04T07:42:08.721-07:00Great story and ideas about character development!...Great story and ideas about character development! For me, this has always been the hardest part about novel writing. I enjoyed this writing challenge. Here's my completion of your prompt:<br /><br />To the outside world, everything about Alex screamed success - good looks, supportive family, a plenitude wealth - but beneath the surface was a little boy yearning to reveal his true identity. <br /><br />It all started when Scott Peony strutted into Miss Brighten’s eighth grade science class. Alex gaped at Scott’s scruffy black hair, down to his oval green eyes, and even the way Scott had flung his backpack over his right shoulder. Alex tried to resist the attraction but knew, knew at the age of fourteen, he was not like other boys, nor would he ever find true love from a woman. <br /><br />This could never be tolerated in his southern Bible belt town, so thus began the lie. He married Ella, climbed to the executive office of Tinton Electronics, and deceived the town with his good looks and the charm of someone who was as straight as the blinds in the executive lounge. But like the blinds, Alex had covered his real world that was straining to shine the light.Catch My Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338761214938263819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-78097473600914853682011-06-03T15:00:01.302-07:002011-06-03T15:00:01.302-07:00Love the sample story. Multidimensional characters...Love the sample story. Multidimensional characters are a must. Otherwise, I have no investment in the story.Langley Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064219496272043638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-64729409382814406782011-06-02T14:22:51.783-07:002011-06-02T14:22:51.783-07:00Good exercise to do. I've been trying to add d...Good exercise to do. I've been trying to add depth to my characters too.<br /><br />I also enjoyed your story. I am imagining how her life is going to change drastically.<br /><br /><a href="http://thewritesoil.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Write Soil</a>Dawn M. Hamsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782257750640888264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-87383441404671316382011-06-01T22:52:15.024-07:002011-06-01T22:52:15.024-07:00Excellent writing. Now I want to know what happen...Excellent writing. Now I want to know what happens next...Tony Paynehttp://www.delovesto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-13095398246195537862011-06-01T12:42:01.471-07:002011-06-01T12:42:01.471-07:00I loved your sample story. It was wonderful!! I a...I loved your sample story. It was wonderful!! I also enjoyed your tips on character depth. Well done!<br /><br />Kathy<br />http://www.thetruckerswife.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-87569418604803984372011-06-01T09:05:15.433-07:002011-06-01T09:05:15.433-07:00Great write...I too like characters with depth...a...Great write...I too like characters with depth...anything else is but boring. (I'm still working on developing my characters' depth).<br /><br />I loved your prompt write. You do know how to hook your reader!!<br /><br />Cheers, Jenn.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560218212271565856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-62793342047028156802011-05-31T07:41:27.135-07:002011-05-31T07:41:27.135-07:00What's the point in writing a character withou...What's the point in writing a character without any depth? The people who sit in my green room, waiting for their cue, all come with full histories. Those histories don't always get shared, but they are there for me to draw on when I need to understand how a character would react in any given situation. Here's to plump, well-filled out characters :) Nice job on the little tale too :)Mojo Writinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457472397010589516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-6251546361354242282011-05-31T07:06:56.750-07:002011-05-31T07:06:56.750-07:00I absolutely agree that fictional characters need ...I absolutely agree that fictional characters need to have depth. Flat characters make for flat stories. <br /><br />Oh, and nice sample story. :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573858483799418922.post-13149961176064895782011-05-31T03:56:37.909-07:002011-05-31T03:56:37.909-07:00Your writing is very visual. Great job!Your writing is very visual. Great job!Theresa Wizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991340792082953965noreply@blogger.com