“What City or Town Will Your Main Character Call Home?” by Joan Y. Edwards Does your main character live in a small town with parades going down Main Street to celebrate the oldest citizen in the community? Are there hundreds of people or thousands? Perhaps your main character’s niece is a cheerleader in the parade […]
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Joan,
I enjoyed dreaming of places to live, I mean for my MC to live. ;) Seriously, I found your suggestion very helpful about having the home setting add tension to the story, so much so that the MC may want to move. Thanks for your series about characterization.
Dear Linda,
Thanks for writing. I’m glad you enjoyed dreaming of places for you and/or your characters to live. I hadn’t thought of what it would be like for me to live in each of these places. Life would have advantages and
disadvantages at each place, I’m sure.
Thanks for appreciating the characterization series. I’ve had fun doing it.
Celebrate today. Don’t wait.
Never Give Up
Joan
Loved the idea of someone going to 10 buildings on a block in search of a job! Great way to help us with our character building! Thank you Joan!
Dear Kathleen,
Thank you for writing. I’m glad that you loved the idea of going to 10 buildings in a block in search of a job and thought it was a great way to help you with your character building!
Celebrate you now.
Don’t wait.
Never Give Up
Joan
I took a city girl, put her in small town British Columbia, in an isolated ski resort. I used a fictitious town and ski resort so I wouldn’t be limited by an actual place. It’s fun to write about a character who is out of her element. Clothing was a change for her from city wear to ski resort wear.
Dear Kristina,
Thank you for writing. You were wise to take a city girl and put her in a small town in British Columbia in an isolated ski resort. Your character would definitely be in for a change in clothing.
Hurray for you and your characters!
Celebrate you now.
Don’t wait.
Never Give Up
Joan
These are great photos and good reminders to develop setting and its relationship with the main character.
Love,
Janis
Dear Janis,
Thank you for writing. I’m glad you believe these photos are good reminders to develop setting in view of its relationship with the main character.
Celebrate you today. Don’t wait.
Never Give Up
Joan
Another fun post, Joan. I think your imagination is going to town creating these mini-scenarios!
Dear Carol,
Thanks for writing. I’m glad you are enjoying this series of mini-scenarios for characters. I’m having fun, too. It’s a win-win situation. It’s especially good when other people read it and enjoy it with me.
Thank you.
Celebrate you today. Don’t wait.
Never Give Up
Joan