I believe that the basis of all stories are the characters in them. If the character is uninteresting then the reader never really gets into the book. Personally, if I don't empathize with the character then I rarely finish the book. That doesn't mean I have to like them the same way I liked the best man at my wedding; but I have to be able to understand them, identify where their coming from, and care what happens to them.
So I thought, thanks to the feedback from the members of our group, that it might be fun and productive for each of us to create a charachter during the first week, and then in the second week we can do a bar scene where they all meet. I will post some guidelines in the bar topic that another group I work with used.
For the bar scene you should know the basic information about your character: Description, Mannerism, Prime Motivation etc. If anyone wants help with this piece I have some sheets I build from for my characters.
I believe that the basis of all stories are the characters in them. If the character is uninteresting then the reader never really gets into the book. Personally, if I don't empathize with the character then I rarely finish the book. That doesn't mean I have to like them the same way I liked the best man at my wedding; but I have to be able to understand them, identify where their coming from, and care what happens to them.
So I thought, thanks to the feedback from the members of our group, that it might be fun and productive for each of us to create a charachter during the first week, and then in the second week we can do a bar scene where they all meet. I will post some guidelines in the bar topic that another group I work with used.
For the bar scene you should know the basic information about your character: Description, Mannerism, Prime Motivation etc. If anyone wants help with this piece I have some sheets I build from for my characters.