Comments on: Fangirl Love and Writing http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/fangirl-love-and-writing The international organization of multi-published novelists Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Tawny Weber http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/fangirl-love-and-writing/comment-page-1#comment-7589 Tawny Weber Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:55:27 +0000 http://www.ninc.com/blog/?p=6132#comment-7589 Bruce, that’s such an fascinating take on character creation. I’ve talked to a lot of authors who after the book is complete, dream about which actor or actress will play their character, but you’re creating the character as specifically played by certain actors or actresses? Or as you see specific characters already on the screen?

]]> By: Bruce H. Johnson http://www.ninc.com/blog/index.php/archives/fangirl-love-and-writing/comment-page-1#comment-7588 Bruce H. Johnson Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:39:54 +0000 http://www.ninc.com/blog/?p=6132#comment-7588 I often mock up a character as being played by a certain actor/actress. I back-stabbing SOB might be Gary Oldman.

A sweet young thang might be Molly R from 16 candles.

The mocking up of how the actor/actress might play the character in the writing often helps shape the character.

I’ve had a couple emails about my novels (when published free on storiesonline.net asking if I were male or female. Lots of the characterizations came from imagining a specifice actor/actress being the character.

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