I think it's always wise to be concerned about any of the characters in 'Star Wars,' right?
The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.
Nice characters are boring! I like writing upbeat characters - that's my natural tendency.
You're only reduced to a cliche if you don't humanize a character.
Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. Shakespeare has perhaps 20 players. ... I have 10 or so, and thats a lot. As you get older, you become more skillful at casting them.
The librarian, the warrior, the free spirit... archetypes are a great jumping off point to help clarify where we want to go with a character.
I like complicated characters.
I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural. I think it's just that when characters are given enough texture and backbone, then lo and behold, they stand on their own.
There are always different roles and questions to be asked about certain characters.
Anything you want to know, you ask the characters.
What I look for in any character, good or bad, is whether I can hear him speak. If I can imagine him that clearly, then I can write about him.
I'm interested in characters. I love them, and I love to write them.
All that matters to me as a reader are characters. I want characters to be real, authentic, and rounded. I will be digging into characters for at least a month. Who they are. What they are like. Outside of the story.
