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Showing posts with label characters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label characters. Show all posts
February 24, 2013
January 22, 2013
Pretty girls are pretty
Thanks again to everyone who entered my Goodreads and Second Chance giveaways! Those are over for now, but so much fun I bet I'll do them again soon :) SC Giveaway winners--your digital copies are on the way!
A question I think every writer gets is "who would play [insert character name] in a movie?!" And it's a fun one to think about. Whenever I start to write something new, I search for images for character inspiration, but I try not to use famous people. Sometimes I have trouble taking the image I have in my head and translating it to an actress or actor, but in my recent obsessive rewatching of Pitch Perfect, I think I've found a great option for Alexis Mercer, and she even has the same name: Alexis Knapp!
She's a stunner, no? Who are your suggestions?
A question I think every writer gets is "who would play [insert character name] in a movie?!" And it's a fun one to think about. Whenever I start to write something new, I search for images for character inspiration, but I try not to use famous people. Sometimes I have trouble taking the image I have in my head and translating it to an actress or actor, but in my recent obsessive rewatching of Pitch Perfect, I think I've found a great option for Alexis Mercer, and she even has the same name: Alexis Knapp!
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September 9, 2012
Young Adult is so hot
it's even a movie with Charlize Theron.
I watched it this morning. It is NOT a comedy, no matter how they tried to market it, though there are a few darkly comedic moments. It's not really about young adult writing either. But it was interesting. (And depressing and thought-provoking.)
What happens when the Queen Bee doesn't grow up, just gets older?
It's a good question, and the movie seemed like a viable take on an answer. I didn't necessarily like the movie, but it was successful in making me think and keep thinking about it all day.
From a writing perspective, I think what I got out of it most is character fodder for parents and therefore, protagonist/antagonist influences and motivations. I'm pretty much Disney to parents in my stories, mothers especially, I know this, but even when parents aren't there, they're still influences.
I watched it this morning. It is NOT a comedy, no matter how they tried to market it, though there are a few darkly comedic moments. It's not really about young adult writing either. But it was interesting. (And depressing and thought-provoking.)
What happens when the Queen Bee doesn't grow up, just gets older?
It's a good question, and the movie seemed like a viable take on an answer. I didn't necessarily like the movie, but it was successful in making me think and keep thinking about it all day.
From a writing perspective, I think what I got out of it most is character fodder for parents and therefore, protagonist/antagonist influences and motivations. I'm pretty much Disney to parents in my stories, mothers especially, I know this, but even when parents aren't there, they're still influences.
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