Character Creation

[cloudy]

well you know what I mean...they're always so ridiculously big and wide*L* And urgh i get sick of those kind of discriptions. Give me osme hints and let my mind fill in the rest -ta!

razor_nut - exactly, a list of atributes is fairly boring and really doesn't give you any real memorable detail about a character

Funny - I realized just a few days ago that one of my recent stories (The Fury) doesn't have a single word describing the main characters physical traits. It's written in first person, so none there, but there's also none of the male MC, either. I didn't even realize it until I was talking about this exact subject with someone else.

No one else seems to have noticed that it's missing either. At least, no one's mentioned it.

 

[impressive]

Funny - I realized just a few days ago that one of my recent stories (The Fury) doesn't have a single word describing the main characters physical traits. It's written in first person, so none there, but there's also none of the male MC, either. I didn't even realize it until I was talking about this exact subject with someone else.

No one else seems to have noticed that it's missing either. At least, no one's mentioned it.

I have several that make no mention. No one's ever complained about it. Insert characteristics of choice. Wank at will.

 

[Guest]

I have several that make no mention. No one's ever complained about it. Insert characteristics of choice. Wank at will.

Ditto.

 

[English Lady]

Funny - I realized just a few days ago that one of my recent stories (The Fury) doesn't have a single word describing the main characters physical traits. It's written in first person, so none there, but there's also none of the male MC, either. I didn't even realize it until I was talking about this exact subject with someone else.

No one else seems to have noticed that it's missing either. At least, no one's mentioned it.

Because people insert the own images as impressive said. Makes it easier to enjoy a fantasy if you can add you're own characters and favourite looks to the main people in the story

 

[Guest]

basic physical attributes but nothing too detailed ...erm..i think i take that back.
i did get a bit detailed in A Day at the Beach. dont know why ...i blame it all on HONEY!

otherwise, i usually make all characters from bits and pieces of people i know...if they are bitchy or cranky...youll know its me during a particullary harsh pmsing session.
sometimes...ya just cant help making a character a total shit.


in case youre wondering...and even if youre not and have no clue...yeah, Violet in She Had Had Enough is based on me.. *grin*

 

[BigAndTall]

I get the feeling from reading this that most people write how they feel or the act of something feels while not discribing how it looks.

Is this also how you as a writer feel during sensual moments? You feel something (emotion/feeling) and how someone looks or something looks is not as important?

 

[Weird Harold]

And yeah I get what you mean, that's what I meant to say. It's hard to make it not come across like a police bulitin. 6 ft. tall. 180 lbs. brown hair. brown eyes. scar on chin. "mom" tattoo on left forearm.

I've toyed with the idea of writing a story that pokes fun at "Reward Poster" descriptions by making a literal "Reward Poster" a central part of the story.

I can never get further than the basic concept to people it with actual characters.

The basic concept if anyone wants to run with it, BTW is:

Paranoid mother requires college-aged daughter to pose (nude?) for a "Mug Shot" every time she leaves the house. Daughter runs away from paranoid and restrictive mother and mother circulates a reward poster.

Sadly, I just can't come up with an entertaining storyline that doesn't descend into absurdity from that start.

 

[carsonshepherd]

I get the feeling from reading this that most people write how they feel or the act of something feels while not discribing how it looks.

Is this also how you as a writer feel during sensual moments? You feel something (emotion/feeling) and how someone looks or something looks is not as important?

Some people are more visual than others. The something or someone looks is a big part of the scene. But only a part, a mix of both is the best for me.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

I get the feeling from reading this that most people write how they feel or the act of something feels while not discribing how it looks.

Is this also how you as a writer feel during sensual moments? You feel something (emotion/feeling) and how someone looks or something looks is not as important?

Physical descriptions might be important occasionally, but does it really matter to a story whether the girl is blonde or brunette? Whether the guy is 6'2" or 5'11"?

No. What matters is whether she's shy or aggresive, or whether he's charming or an oaf. The only time I describe physical features is when they say something about the character's personality.

There are people here who have fetishes for big tits or huge cocks, but I don't write that kind of stuff, and so physical appearance isn't that important to me. And it can be disconcerting to have a mental image of a character and then have the author tell you that she doesn't look like you thought.

I'd also add that all my characters come through me. Even if I model them on someone else, it's still my understanding of that person's character that I write.

Also, my characters seem to rise to the occasion. They just naturally appear out of the story with the traits necessary to move the story in the direction I want. I really don't know where that comes from.

---dr.M.

 

[carsonshepherd]

. They just naturally appear out of the story with the traits necessary to move the story in the direction I want. I really don't know where that comes from.

---dr.M.

I believe that's called "knowing your shit."