What the Experts Say: Anthony Carbis - Entertain with a Perspective
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JOYCE: Thank you for returning to share your expertise with my readers. Today we're looking at the role of characters, how you develop them, and the importance of dialogue to making them real.
ANTHONY: I think people care about characters that show they have vulnerabilities regardless of the period in which the story is set. If someone's having a bad time through no fault of their own, I believe the reader will experience feelings of empathy.
When I write dialogue I always imagine the character and try to make what they say and the way they say it in keeping with their personality and history. Many of us have different ways of reacting in stressful situations. I think it strengthens the portrayal of the character to mention the nervous twitch or the darting eyes between the dialogue.
JOYCE: How do you write action, romance and other scenes so that they stay in character?
ANTHONY: The only thing I can say is that I always try to feel what the characters are going through regardless of what type of scene I'm writing about. Emotional involvement is, I feel, the key.
JOYCE: What do you believe is most important about your books?
ANTHONY: So far my work has been about trying to entertain the reader while presenting him or her with a perspective, or a way of thinking about what they are. For centuries many people have thought of themselves as individuals who are separate from their surroundings. I believe that this is a misunderstanding of life that has led to fear, selfishness and pain. Like many writers I am trying to pass on a message that has been passed on to me but I want people to have fun while they're receiving it.
*Author Anthony Carbis lives in the U.K. on the southwest coast of England. He has studied Eastern philosophies since the age of 18. He spent thirty years of being a jobbing singer/guitarist in England's West Country.
http://www.anthonycarbis.com/co/uk
His books are available on Amazon.com:
Murder and Enlightenment -- a Victorian crime story with a dark edge and a little added meaning
People Pubs and Enlightenment - about a fictional singer/guitar player interested in Eastern religions who describes "followers of the holy trinity of brewing, fermenting and distilling."
ANTHONY: I think people care about characters that show they have vulnerabilities regardless of the period in which the story is set. If someone's having a bad time through no fault of their own, I believe the reader will experience feelings of empathy.
When I write dialogue I always imagine the character and try to make what they say and the way they say it in keeping with their personality and history. Many of us have different ways of reacting in stressful situations. I think it strengthens the portrayal of the character to mention the nervous twitch or the darting eyes between the dialogue.
JOYCE: How do you write action, romance and other scenes so that they stay in character?
ANTHONY: The only thing I can say is that I always try to feel what the characters are going through regardless of what type of scene I'm writing about. Emotional involvement is, I feel, the key.
JOYCE: What do you believe is most important about your books?
ANTHONY: So far my work has been about trying to entertain the reader while presenting him or her with a perspective, or a way of thinking about what they are. For centuries many people have thought of themselves as individuals who are separate from their surroundings. I believe that this is a misunderstanding of life that has led to fear, selfishness and pain. Like many writers I am trying to pass on a message that has been passed on to me but I want people to have fun while they're receiving it.
*Author Anthony Carbis lives in the U.K. on the southwest coast of England. He has studied Eastern philosophies since the age of 18. He spent thirty years of being a jobbing singer/guitarist in England's West Country.
http://www.anthonycarbis.com/co/uk
His books are available on Amazon.com:
Murder and Enlightenment -- a Victorian crime story with a dark edge and a little added meaning
People Pubs and Enlightenment - about a fictional singer/guitar player interested in Eastern religions who describes "followers of the holy trinity of brewing, fermenting and distilling."
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