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Getting in a character's head
Feb. 6th, 2008 04:04 pmSo I had my writing group last night, and I presented two chapters of my magnum-opus-in-progress Space Rescue for reading. Each chapter has a different viewpoint character. After reading both, the group (well, Jackie Powers, acting as the group) said, "you really got into character X's head but not so much in character Y."
It's a valid point, and highlights a glitch I have. Character X is A Man With A Mission. He's got motivation up the ying-yang. Character Y does not have A Mission. He's a trainee in the Volunteer Space Rescue Service, and joined for much the same reasons I joined the Navy, which is to say a vague desire to serve, an interest in getting out of his small town, and the offer of some training.
I do much better with Mission Men then Guys Along For The Ride. However, Guys Along For The Ride are much more interesting to me. I'm not sure why - maybe because so much of history is made (at least in the trenches) by Guys Along For The Ride. At any rate, the first step to fixing a problem is identifying it.
It's a valid point, and highlights a glitch I have. Character X is A Man With A Mission. He's got motivation up the ying-yang. Character Y does not have A Mission. He's a trainee in the Volunteer Space Rescue Service, and joined for much the same reasons I joined the Navy, which is to say a vague desire to serve, an interest in getting out of his small town, and the offer of some training.
I do much better with Mission Men then Guys Along For The Ride. However, Guys Along For The Ride are much more interesting to me. I'm not sure why - maybe because so much of history is made (at least in the trenches) by Guys Along For The Ride. At any rate, the first step to fixing a problem is identifying it.
