But it's the way writers' minds work.
The magic is somehow out of all this chaos, an interesting, well thought-out story evolves. Scenes written and rewritten flow in an orderly procession from one to another, building suspense, passion or self-discovery. Our characters--screaming and demanding to be heard--saunter onto the screen, strong and multi-faceted and endearing in their own way.
Imagine.
From a muddy helter-skelter mess, a story of love, hope and courage often grows.
What stories are evolving from the crowded, dusty recesses of your mind?
17 comments:
What insight into the chaos of creating a story! I also live with a dozen or more characters, I dream about them and worry when they have problems. Oh well, back to the problem they're sharing with me today.
Oh, I dream about mine, too, Barbara. And if I write a scene they don't agree with? Oh my, they will make me suffer through the night. Non-writers just don't understand what goes on in our minds. Thanks for stopping by!
I love when my characters act out scenes in my head. I just wish they could put them in order.
"Remember chapter two? Wouldn't it be great if..."
Way too many to count and I wish I could shut them up sometimes! Ah, but a little peace and quiet would be nice, however I do have to say that most of the time I prefer their company to those real people around me. They are the ones that scare me. LOL!
I currently have a secondary character in my WIP that won't shut up. He even shows up when I'm sleeping. I guess his story will be next. :o)
I don't even want to go there! Every day it's a different one wanting me to tell their story. Will today be the soldier home from war, the ghost hunter, the cowboy, fireman or mind reader? Or maybe today is the day my wolf shifter will finally show me the beginning of it all...
Sometimes I envy non-writers! LOL
Sandra, no one said being a writer was easy--or sane. Now I know why many writers drink. LOL
Oh, Lisa, I agree. I wish I could get mine to shut up, too. What irritates me is when I go to the movies to watch a flick I've been waiting ages to see, only to have the credits roll by and realize I'd spent the whole time in conversation with one of my characters.
How exciting Katherine. By all means, you must write his/her story. Think how real the character will be to you when you type Chapter One.
Calisa, looks like you may have to tell them to take a number and wait. Thanks for stopping in, darlin'.
This post sorta sent a shiver up my spine...because, generally speaking, I DO find my characters more interesting than anyone else I know. LOL Does that sound horrible? It does, doesn't it...or maybe it's that I'm trying to get them into focus, writing dialogue and scenery in my head? I dunno. I've got about five different plots in the gray matter right now. Depending on their mood, any one of my character can pop out and demand to be heard.
I love it when I dream about the hero and he's so inside my head, I wake up thinking I'm in love.
I also love it when I'm so anonymous that B doesn't give me a name.
Kim Hornsby
Romantic Women's Fiction
When I was in college, I had a Creative Writing Professor who called writing a novel "having movies in your mind."
I understand, AJ. Often our characters become like our family. Our children. Our best friends. And, yup, sometimes they're more interesting than some of the yay-hoos in my neighborhood.
YES, Angela, that's how I often write a scene--as if it were a movie playing slow motion in my mind. I love it when it happens like that.
If I don't find the characters in my head more interesting than the ones in my real life, I wouldn't write about them! Very accurate description of what goes on in a writer's head, Vonnie. Great post!
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