Comments on: Role-Playing Games and Character Profiles http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/2010/role-playing-games-and-character-profiles/ Writing advice for everyone Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:25:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Megan http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/2010/role-playing-games-and-character-profiles/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Megan Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:39:53 +0000 http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/?p=430#comment-191 I was recently listening to Janet Evonavich's book on writing and she talks about doing this. Beside being a great way to make sure your characters are multi-dimensional, she advises it for prevent screw-ups. If you have that they hate lemons in the profile you'll never forget and have them drinking lemonade... I've also seen the suggestion of doing an "interview" with your character, but I really like the Facebook idea... clever! Yours, Megan I was recently listening to Janet Evonavich’s book on writing and she talks about doing this. Beside being a great way to make sure your characters are multi-dimensional, she advises it for prevent screw-ups. If you have that they hate lemons in the profile you’ll never forget and have them drinking lemonade…

I’ve also seen the suggestion of doing an “interview” with your character, but I really like the Facebook idea… clever!

Yours,
Megan

]]> By: Carlos Velez http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/2010/role-playing-games-and-character-profiles/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Carlos Velez Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:32:24 +0000 http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/?p=430#comment-187 That could be one of your exercises...create a facebook profile and link to it in the comments. Hell, you could have writer's groups made up of your characters. The lead from your story comments on a picture of the lead from Courtney's story. Weird. You guys are weird. Wait, that was my idea. That could be one of your exercises…create a facebook profile and link to it in the comments.

Hell, you could have writer’s groups made up of your characters. The lead from your story comments on a picture of the lead from Courtney’s story. Weird. You guys are weird. Wait, that was my idea.

]]> By: Rebecca Campbell http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/2010/role-playing-games-and-character-profiles/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Rebecca Campbell Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:25:05 +0000 http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/?p=430#comment-185 Making it live DOES sound more fun. That's why I was wanting to do it. :)(Of course I also find entertainment through gathering pictures of people who look like my characters...) There's a real Twitter account from a character in a book I'm reading and the author updates it off and on. It's entertaining for those who have read the book - and for the author, I'm sure. Making it live DOES sound more fun. That’s why I was wanting to do it. :) (Of course I also find entertainment through gathering pictures of people who look like my characters…)

There’s a real Twitter account from a character in a book I’m reading and the author updates it off and on. It’s entertaining for those who have read the book – and for the author, I’m sure.

]]> By: Aaron Pogue http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/2010/role-playing-games-and-character-profiles/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Aaron Pogue Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:38:52 +0000 http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/?p=430#comment-181 Hmm. You're taking my suggestion more literally than I intended...but I like it. I routinely create single-use GMail accounts, so if Facebook would settle for it, that would be perfectly reasonable. I know several major shows have gotten in the habit of creating faux social networking profiles for their characters and carrying on the story that way (Dwight Shrute's blog springs immediately to mind). I've always thought that would be a fascinating exercise for a writer. That said, I really had something far more humble in mind: open up the Profile section of your own Facebook page, and make a list of all the items, then fill out a Google Doc with that information for your character. <em>That</em> I've done. Making it live...that sounds like a lot more fun. Hmm. You’re taking my suggestion more literally than I intended…but I like it.

I routinely create single-use GMail accounts, so if Facebook would settle for it, that would be perfectly reasonable. I know several major shows have gotten in the habit of creating faux social networking profiles for their characters and carrying on the story that way (Dwight Shrute’s blog springs immediately to mind). I’ve always thought that would be a fascinating exercise for a writer.

That said, I really had something far more humble in mind: open up the Profile section of your own Facebook page, and make a list of all the items, then fill out a Google Doc with that information for your character. That I’ve done.

Making it live…that sounds like a lot more fun.

]]> By: Rebecca Campbell http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/2010/role-playing-games-and-character-profiles/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Rebecca Campbell Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:32:21 +0000 http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/?p=430#comment-180 Facebook requires an email address to create a profile. Will they let you make multiple usernames under one address? Otherwise, how do you get around it? Create a handful of fake accounts on gmail? Facebook requires an email address to create a profile. Will they let you make multiple usernames under one address? Otherwise, how do you get around it? Create a handful of fake accounts on gmail?

]]> By: Carlos Velez http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/2010/role-playing-games-and-character-profiles/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Carlos Velez Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:52:03 +0000 http://www.unstressedsyllables.com/?p=430#comment-174 How ridiculously clever! Have you done this for any of your characters? That would be fascinating to see. How ridiculously clever! Have you done this for any of your characters? That would be fascinating to see.

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