tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post1495106805366597198..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: The Value of Not Leaving Your Character AloneChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-75460141065988235412012-06-14T12:31:02.962-04:002012-06-14T12:31:02.962-04:00Hi Ken - I can get really kinda pompous and over p...Hi Ken - I can get really kinda pompous and over philosophical inside a character's head. I like to imagine everything spoken out loud and that really thins out the weeds because in speech you have to cut down the content. If you have access to BBC Radio 4 on Saturday, check out a monster production of Ulysses by James Joyce. Now there's some internal dialogue and I believe a 5,000 word sentence at some point! I admire your quest Ken.Emma Calinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661631701340292529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-57125252040276571522012-06-13T21:34:58.161-04:002012-06-13T21:34:58.161-04:00My character apparently has the opposite problem, ...My character apparently has the opposite problem, over-thinking everything.<br /><br />BTW, your chatterbox, or whoever shows up, doesn't need to be a throw-away character. In fact, shouldn't be. Think of the cast Rowling uses. It's always better to give a character more roles than fewer. I would suggest you think of a minor character who appears later in the story and bring that person into the train scene or invent a role for this new character to perform later. Okay, now on to my own editing. Arggh!Sher A. Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067955594103356768noreply@blogger.com