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annotated_emHello, all! It's time for your daily writing check-in.
If you're feeling inclined to talk about writing today, let's consider characterization: what sorts of little details do you have to know about the characters you write, whether they make it into the story or not? In my case, I don't feel like I really know a character until I've figured out their taste in drinks--are they tea people? Coffee people? Do they drink beer or scotch or frilly umbrella drinks, or are they teetotallers? I may never include this information in a story (lies: many of my stories feature people sitting around drinking things and talking) but I have to get it settled for myself regardless. How about you--what sorts of things do you use to settle your sense of a character?
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Today, I
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wrote.
2 (25.0%)
researched.
0 (0.0%)
edited.
2 (25.0%)
posted.
1 (12.5%)
planned.
2 (25.0%)
rested.
3 (37.5%)
did something else.
3 (37.5%)
Overall, I'd characterize my writing progress today as
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Mean: 4.12 Median: 3.5 Std. Dev 2.85
Mean: 4.12 Median: 3.5 Std. Dev 2.85
| Terrible. 1 | 2 (25.0%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 (25.0%) | |
| 3 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 4 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 5 | 1 (12.5%) | |
| 6 | 1 (12.5%) | |
| 7 | 1 (12.5%) | |
| 8 | 0 (0.0%) | |
| 9 | 1 (12.5%) | |
| Fantastic! 10 | 0 (0.0%) |
If you're feeling inclined to talk about writing today, let's consider characterization: what sorts of little details do you have to know about the characters you write, whether they make it into the story or not? In my case, I don't feel like I really know a character until I've figured out their taste in drinks--are they tea people? Coffee people? Do they drink beer or scotch or frilly umbrella drinks, or are they teetotallers? I may never include this information in a story (lies: many of my stories feature people sitting around drinking things and talking) but I have to get it settled for myself regardless. How about you--what sorts of things do you use to settle your sense of a character?
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