Visualising your characters: Carly

I don't know about other writers, but I 'see' everything in my head as I'm writing. It's not a movie - a book isn't a movie and shouldn't be written as if it was. But I find it helps with developing a scene, positioning characters in that scene, and also for descriptions etc.

But what about the characters? I also find I need to have an idea of what they look like to bring them to life.  The first character in SKY I put a face to, was Carly The story doesn't start too well for Carly. In fact, when we first meet her, she's in a terrible state. 

One evening I turned on the TV and came across An American Haunting (2005). It's an okay sort of movie, but the unfortunate victim of the evil spirit was played superbly by English actor, Rachel Hurd-Wood and there she was: Carly!

Carly is a little older than the character in the movie - but I found this photo and thought this is Carly - living and breathing.

Although Carly appears quite helpless, early in SKY, she's really quite a tough character and plays a major role in helping Tomas (our hero) to win through in the end.

What do you think? Who did you have in mind when you read my story?
Rachel Hurd-Wood (Carly) Also see Shelley and Fudge