tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2383893623570267537..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Assorted Thoughts On Character Selection And DesignFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-87630158608153388542019-02-15T20:18:33.833-05:002019-02-15T20:18:33.833-05:00Back in grad school I started a story and got well...Back in grad school I started a story and got well into it. The story seemed to write itself; everyone who read it liked it and thought the characters seemed very real. My problem was that I had no real direction and certainly no conclusion to direct things toward.<br /><br />Now, I have a story that's started. I know the ending. I just need to figure out how to fill up the middle.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-19410379418538209612019-02-15T10:37:30.063-05:002019-02-15T10:37:30.063-05:00I can see (and occasionally have been able to writ...I can see (and occasionally have been able to write) a character demanding the progression of the story. I agree it is the sign of a good character (writer) that their process through the story is logical FOR THEM...not based on my principles or logic but on the ones established for the character.<br /><br />And I like character dense material...Tracy Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13396494193507308556noreply@blogger.com