A reader question (have forgotten who it was, though, so can't credit):
How much about your characters (if you can, use examples) do you know/understand before you start writing?
It depends on the character.
Some characters I know right from the start; I understand them bone deep.
Many but not all of my male leads, like Ilya, Sanglant, and Anji, I simply internalized from the beginning and I felt that even in early drafts I mostly got their actions and reactions right. I note them because while...
Published on July 20, 2010 08:08