tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post299665356960402245..comments2024-02-28T12:45:42.761-05:00Comments on Hoosier Ink: It's All in the DetailsThe ACFW INDIANA Chapter Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07282742986179364847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-75066168338624589012011-05-24T08:12:44.485-04:002011-05-24T08:12:44.485-04:00Hey all, Sorry I've not replied--I've been...Hey all, Sorry I've not replied--I've been caring for my elderly parents in Louisiana back in the piney woods where the Internet never goes :-) Thanks for the comments! And may all our details agree!Rachael Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000599424258251598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-53219850921270509122011-05-21T03:49:59.898-04:002011-05-21T03:49:59.898-04:00I'd like to float out something about characte...I'd like to float out something about character descriptions. The first writing book I read - How to Write and Sell a Christian Novel by Gilbert Morris - suggested having a detailed character description down to what kind of nose they have. The second writing book I read - Writing for the Soul by Jerry Jenkins - mentions the author only gives minimal descriptions so the reader has the privilege of creating his/her own picture of what the character looks like. (Though in one series, I pictured a couple as being African American in the first book and noticed in the second that he's a typical Texan and she has red hair and green eyes.)<br /><br />As for character sheets, I actually created my own, because I know what I'm most apt to include in the story about the character.<br /><br />JeffJeffrey C. Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260244563274650475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-79661437133872056292011-05-17T23:28:36.610-04:002011-05-17T23:28:36.610-04:00Going over it so many times you'd know in a he...Going over it so many times you'd know in a heartbeat, or link it with some other characteristic so that if you mess up, you'll feel it right away. Yes, I'm a detail person, especially details that should have been researched better...Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-47866546627630754852011-05-17T10:51:50.733-04:002011-05-17T10:51:50.733-04:00Rachael, you always make me laugh. I don't kno...Rachael, you always make me laugh. I don't know where I'd be without my floor plans, character pictures/info, and timelines. Actually, I do know. I'd be sleeping in the kitchen two days before I got there.Kathryn Page Camphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458122715766846442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-45663700284588506062011-05-17T10:03:02.084-04:002011-05-17T10:03:02.084-04:00Great post,Rachael. Thanks. I've never changed...Great post,Rachael. Thanks. I've never changed eye color of a character, but I did change the name of a cat once (from Sox to Buttons), and sure enough, one of my readers (who has five cats), picked right up on it. Writing a series has proven a challenge the deeper I get into it. You're right that it's all in the details. I have a detailed, chronological timeline. Once my characters started having children, it got a little tricky. It's not like a soap opera where a child is an infant for a few months and then all of a sudden - poof! - they're a rebellious teen while their parents don't age a day. Readers are accepting, but we need to make sure to do the best job we can of getting it right. Blessings!JoAnn Durginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712026123374929939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-58805547804779581492011-05-17T07:51:39.176-04:002011-05-17T07:51:39.176-04:00This is so true. I have "character sheets&quo...This is so true. I have "character sheets" that use from game systems that use (which usually have lots of different spots for details about your characters). They ususally have more slots than I can fill (or use), but force me to think about other things about my characters (that could come in handy in the story).Darren Kehrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277600931530139691noreply@blogger.com