I caught myself doing the strangest thing while writing today. I'm sure I've always had this quirky habit but for some reason today I became conscious of it.
So as I was writing dialogue I caught my lips moving. Yes, I was actually mouthing my character's words as I wrote them. I guess you could say my character was speaking through me. Ewww, scary, like I'm a medium at a seance.
I also noticed that whenever I write an action, say something like, "Then he ducked out of the way," I literally duck as I'm writing. As if to test whether it's a true reaction.
When my character squints, I squint first, to be sure it feels right. So, in a way, I'm acting out the scene as I write it.
Let's just hope I don't have to write a drowning scene. I might find myself submerging my head in bath water.
Yikes!
Till next time, keep reading and writing (and behaving strangely).
Published on August 16, 2012 21:18