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Man Trouble
Aug. 24th, 2007 03:09 pmYes, I am having man trouble. And not the kind I usually have, where the Ninja tries to make me watch Clint Eastwood films and I have to think up lame excuses why I can't. I'm having serious man trouble, namely with the male lead in Wild.
For the first time I found myself really struggling with a scene this week and I figured out it's all his fault. I don't know anything about him beyond his name and the fact that he's a werewolf, which is no good to either me or Lizzie. She doesn't believe in werewolves and I knew he was one anyway. I really need to get inside his head and get to know him better - he's a key character to the story so he can't just remain this one-dimensional creep who lurks in bars telling people they're werewolves.
The question is ... How? How do you get characters to open up to you? I'm not of the school of thought that my characters literally "become real OMG!" but I do think you have to get to know them the way you do real people. And right now, this guy is acting like a real twat.
For the first time I found myself really struggling with a scene this week and I figured out it's all his fault. I don't know anything about him beyond his name and the fact that he's a werewolf, which is no good to either me or Lizzie. She doesn't believe in werewolves and I knew he was one anyway. I really need to get inside his head and get to know him better - he's a key character to the story so he can't just remain this one-dimensional creep who lurks in bars telling people they're werewolves.
The question is ... How? How do you get characters to open up to you? I'm not of the school of thought that my characters literally "become real OMG!" but I do think you have to get to know them the way you do real people. And right now, this guy is acting like a real twat.
