tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post726239709382607470..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Character JournalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-2664968219589045042012-12-20T21:25:24.760-05:002012-12-20T21:25:24.760-05:00I LOVED THIS! Sorry, but this is just too cool. So...I LOVED THIS! Sorry, but this is just too cool. So Indiana Jones complete with the misadventures his character fell into or out of on an almost constant basis.<br /><br />I'm still smiling. Maybe because I'm a huge fan of the Indy franchise too, but maybe because it really is just so cool.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49947044710552783202012-12-18T18:26:19.763-05:002012-12-18T18:26:19.763-05:00I actually started doing that. Then I ended up wit...I actually started doing that. Then I ended up with a whole first-person point of view story. It's going to be a YA series.~ Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791869629938128432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-55249878963469345162012-12-18T15:02:19.098-05:002012-12-18T15:02:19.098-05:00I was listening to public radio yesterday and they...I was listening to public radio yesterday and they had a story on this! It was made by a vendor on ebay who was selling it to a gentleman in Italy. Somehow the outer envelope slipped off and the only visible address was the one for the university so the PO sent it there. helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36665892610865401252012-12-18T14:41:19.615-05:002012-12-18T14:41:19.615-05:00That's a really fun story!
It's also a gr...That's a really fun story!<br /><br />It's also a great idea on how to know your characters. I did my 2012 NaNo novel entirely in blog format, so I got a first-hand look on how a character can change as you journal from her POV.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415819230337026236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-16967369940281469522012-12-18T12:36:43.518-05:002012-12-18T12:36:43.518-05:00Turns out the solution was a lot more mundane (but...Turns out the solution was a lot more mundane (but still amusing).<br /><br />The journal was the product of an eBayer who sells personalized props from movies (I'm not sure if it's limited to the Indy movies or if he does others). He had sent the journal to a customer, but somewhere around Hawaii (the guy lives on Guam of all places), the journal fell out of the mailing bag. The Post Office sent it on based on the information it found.<br /><br />http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/12/indiana-jones-journal-mystery-solved/Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-71393863471503738782012-12-18T12:30:51.649-05:002012-12-18T12:30:51.649-05:00I'm captivated by who created this journal and...I'm captivated by who created this journal and why and how it ended up at the university. It reminds me of the book art left in various libraries in Scotland last year. Thanks for sharing.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-78869042327567406752012-12-18T10:25:14.559-05:002012-12-18T10:25:14.559-05:00As a way to get to know my characters and develop ...As a way to get to know my characters and develop their distinctive voices, I like to have each character write two things - one is their version of the story I'm about to tell. A kind of "how I spent my summer" essay where the character tells, in his or her own words, how events transpired. Some characters are wordy and give a lot of detail, while others cut down to the bare bones. Another exercise I do is to have each character write a paragraph or two about how they feel about the other characters in the story. This is always fun with two people who end up together romantically. The last thing I love to do is to pretend I'm a reporter and interview my characters. My problem with all of these get-to-know the character exercises is that they are sometimes more fun to do that to write the actual story and I can get distracted. But for me, they really help bring the characters to life.Lynn Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.com