The first words and paragraph of your story set the tone of how you believe your story will go...we have our characters firmly formed in our minds, their likes and dislikes, their background...their history...It's all there just waiting for the writer to put it to paper and tell their story..and then something happens.The character takes on a life of their own.
No matter how well I plot or plan, my
characters never behave in the way I have formed them in my mind. As humans or
some form thereof, they evolve and change and even within a shorter story,
something happens to veer them from my chosen path…
I
would like to say it is simply my imagination that kicks in once I start
writing but I am not altogether sure that is truth of it…I can no more corral
my characters in than you can mold an independent child into the adult you wish
them to be. As a parent of three grown children, I can state with obvious
authority, that this is not how it works. We can give them the tools and our
love and guidance but ultimately, they will become their own person. And no
matter what you do, you cannot change that.
Writing is an extraordinary journey
and I find it’s best to just start at the beginning with your characters firmly
in hand and once they have found their footing, turn them loose and let them
run…
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