I've been jotting down notes here and there about my characters and who they are, but I came across an author's blog regarding characters. She has an amazing character worksheet that she uses BEFORE she starts writing her story. I know I've already written the beginning and finished the basic outline (which I'm already trashing and rewriting as I go along), but her blog made a lot of sense. You should know your characters inside and out before you really get into the actual writing.
So I'm going to put a hold on writing and go back and take a good long look at my main characters. The worksheet poses a number of questions that I hadn't thought of, but if I really want my characters to leap off the page and speak to reader's then I should know the answers to these questions.
In addition, I've been searching for other blogs to subscribe to that can help me advance my writing skills and resources to help as I move along towards eventually publishing my book. Here is a list of the ones I like:
Rachelle Gardner - Literary Agent
Jody Hedlund - Author
Literary MacGregor
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
Writer's Digest has named Rachelle, MacGregor, and Dystel's blogs as three of the top five literary blogs in 2010. The have a ton of great information, tips, and resources. I know they've been very helpful for me as I begin this process.
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