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When your character does their own thing...?
To all you writers out there: Have you ever experienced writing a particular scene where a character (or characters) suddenly says or does something you did not expect, even as you are writing it? If so, how do you feel about it? Do you feel this possibly opens the story to an idea that is better than your original one, or do you feel that this is just a lack of discipline on the part of the writer?
3 Answers
- ALv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
It definitely opens things up. If you're lucky enough to write a character that jumps off the page and becomes their own entity (metaphorically speaking, of course - this isn't Inkheart), roll with it and enjoy the ride. Sometimes it's your subconscious pointing out an exciting plot twist or direction your story can take that you never thought about. It can definitely be interesting!
- 1 decade ago
Yes, it's happened to me before. Personally, I really like it when a character does their own thing. It just shows me that my character has taken on a life of it's own; it let's me know my character is alive, in a way. I feel it makes a story even better.
- CédricLv 41 decade ago
Really, what a writer does is creates a character and a plotline. Then, those characters move through that plotline, while the writer simply records their actions. So really, it's the characters doing all the work. ;D
