Tuesday, October 26, 2010

TUESDAY TIDBITS: Joyce Carol Oates on character development

I'm going to see her speak live on Friday, so I thought it would be nice to see what she has to say on various subjects related to writing. This clip is an engaging look at character development. Enjoy.

2 comments:

  1. Wow; what a compelling author. I don't blame you for going to see her. She would be interesting.

    Yeah, I feel setting can have strong personality tool. Some settings just feel like they should be a character. I’m not good at animal characterizations, but I’m fascinated by the process.

    You will post a review of her workshop, right? I'd be interested to know what you got out of the viewing.

    ......dhole

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  2. Absolutely Donna. I hadn't thought about posting a review, but now that you mention it... certainly!!!

    As you may have seen from my posts here, I often personify setting and nature in particular because they have their own story to tell.

    In response to what Ms. Oates had to say about animals, my cat has a verrrrry strong personality. In my house, she might as well BE human!!

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