I've heard the term 'organic characters' thrown around here and there, but I never fully understood it. What I'm going to ramble about today might be in line, but might be far off from that... it's organic ideas.
This occurred to me a few weeks ago, when I was developing plot ideas with Ro Mae. As I was detailing one aspect of my backplot (the nice little things that make my story world's run), I seemed to find ideas for more hidden within that. Scenes came to mind, character developments, foreshadowing opportunities... They all grew from that single idea. Hence, I feel that I was growing my story more than I first intended. Which is not a bad thing! As I kept developing, I moved onto another plot aspect, and the same thing happened.
I got a lot accomplished that night, that's for sure.
It's amazing how ideas will do that. They're not static; they grow, bend, change, and chew on the soft brain tissues as they're worked out. The more I focus on them, the more I get from it.
So I will go back to growing my story, and seeing what the end results will be! Hopefully something tasty!
And not something carnivorous that turns around and tries to eat you XD
ReplyDeleteAn organic character just means a character that makes sense given their background, world, and the events they go through. In a way, it's kind of like what you're talking about with ideas, 'cause the character should grow or develop during the story, all based off of the first time they're introduced, mostly through events occurring throughout the story, but also through backstory as well. Okay, done, taking off my Wufei cap now, lol.
Oh I definitely agree with that!
ReplyDeleteI have had similar experiences when it comes to writing. Sometimes all you need to do is ask the right questions. Start questioning Why this happens?
For example, I knew something would happen (Had already happened) but I wasn't clear on why. When I finally asked, about three more characters crawled out of the wood work.
It's fun.