Thursday, September 30, 2010

Characterization in Short Fiction

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28 comments:

  1. http://www.ibiblio.org/sally/woolf.html
    this link has a story with goo characters nad really explained characters with lots of details.
    posted by kevin haugen

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  2. http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/jun98/lazy2.htm you should go to this link because in this link it tells you how to create a character by creating a character profile. also it tells more info about how to create more characters it also tells you that a fictional charecter should be vivid, real,and alive.A charecter should also have a bio,age and other thing charecters should have

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  3. http://www.poewar.com/creating-memorable-characters/

    This is a link to a website stating that creating a character is easy and giving some hints on how the character should meld with your story or plot also about how to make a character. This website is also saying that you should have an emotional connection with your character. Its basically saying create a person and then add the fictional parts like does he have a job and normal stuff like that. But then if you wanted him to be a super hero so you mold his life and use what you know to create him.

    Senon Frentress

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  4. I found this website helpful becuase it gave a clrear defention of chacterization and what a charcter is. It isnt alot info but like I said it clears things up. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/characterization.html
    Brooke Waring 2nd hour

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  5. http://www.ehow.com/how_2165918_create-believable-fictional-character.html
    One way to create a fictional character is to make sure that you really develope the character traits not just what they look like. "Show don't tell" is what is said on that site. If you want your character to be intelligent show them being intelligent. They also said not to give away all of the information on the character at once. Develope the character as the story goes on and make sure that the depth of your character is appropriate to the length of your story. It also said to put your characters in situations that aren't insanely relavent to the plot. That way your reader can see more about them by seeing how they handle situations whether they're super important or not. Lastly, it said to be observant of people like watching and realizing mannerisms such as running fingers through the hair when irritated or nervous.
    -Deborah Settle

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  6. http://www.essortment.com/all/creatingcharact_rtsl.htm You are going to find how to make a charcter by adding everything a real person has. It will tell you to create a bio, age, traits, body type, color of eyes and hair, and even height and weight. It will also tell you and help you how to create features of character. Also their flaws, weaknesses, enemies and friends. I think it will be very simple and helpfull.

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  7. This web site helped me understand how to create a character http://hollylisle.com/index.php/How-To-s/how-to-create-a-character.html
    On this website I found that it helped me understand how to make a character it gave me the steps on how to do it
    Katie Weaver 2nd hour

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  8. http://www.ehow.com/how_2165918_create-believable-fictional-character.html
    Jacob Hutchison

    In this website you will find information about how to base your character off of real people and to get an overall feel of what your character is like. It explains how it is just as important to know your characters habits and thinking as it is to know their traits.
    Another important piece of information this article brings is that it is important to research on the type of person your charcter is. I.E if your character is a pilot do research on pilots so your charcter is beleivable. All of this info. is essencial in the process of making a good character.

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  9. http://www.charlottedillon.com/characters.html

    I used this sorce to help me figure out how to build a fictional character.
    In the first paragraph with the headline of Perfection Does Not Exist.
    He said that if you were to make a "hero" that had a heart of gold or was really amazing to make him have some weakness. Because, not all superheros are perfect and that they should have at least one weakness...and you can make more if you want.

    And this is what i learned from this link
    Lauren Tayler Lee

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  10. http://www.charlottedillon.com/characters.html

    at this website it gives helpful information about how to create a fictional character. the information i found most helful was that the character should try to be as human as possible which means dont make them perfect. They should have something that makes them less perfect.

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  11. At http://www.charlottedillon.com/BuildingCharacters.html it gives a very good example throughout the whole page on how to build a fictional character. It gives the example of how you get a first impression of a person, and tells you how you can use that as a technique for creating a fictional character. It gives good steps on how to use it and can make creating fictional characters alot easier.
    From Anthony Grosso

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  12. http://www.sherlockandwatson.com/the%20detective%20as%20a%20main%20character.html
    you should go to this link because it tells you all about a ficional character.Ficional characters are created to get the reader to more about the character and how they fell in the book and how they are feeling in that situation as for them in real life

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  13. http://www.charlottedillon.com/characters.html

    This website gives me good information about how to create a fictional character. The information that i found that was most helpful for me was when it says the characters don't have to be perfect and some of them can be like bad heroes,but then some can be really helpful and nice. Not all of the characters have to be good or anything,but they are not all perfect,all characters have different personalities.

    *****Crystal Montano*****

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  14. http://www.essortment.com/all/characterswriti_rxgl.htm(Anthony Salazar) This website has a different variety of characters to choose from. It even has details on how to create charcters and its traits. That is what you will find if you visit this website.

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  15. http://www.essortment.com/all/characterswriti_rxgl.htm dear mr trainor, i learned that a character can have a ton of traits. now i can develop a awesome character.

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  16. http://www.charlottedillon.com/characters.html
    this is a web site that tells how to make your charter stand out. like as making it

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  17. http://www.charlottedillon.com/characters.html
    This website gives you a range of different ways to create your own fictional characters, it can go from creating a hero/villian to giving your character seemingly real traits.

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  18. http://www.charlottedillon.com/characters.html

    This web site tells how to make your character stand out even if the character only plays a small part in the story

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  19. http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Fictional-Character-from-Scratch
    This website taught me that if you add like either a best friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, or something then it makes the character stand out more.
    - Alexis Carrillo .

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  20. http://www.ehow.com/how_2165918_create-believable-fictional-character.html

    this cite is very helpful and it even helps tell how to make your character believable, so i recommend this cite. check it out!

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  21. www.buzzle.com/.../the-art-of-characterization-in-short-stories.html this website tells how to make your character stand out. it also tells how to identify your character by his or her behavior. also mentions how to reveal your character

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  22. http://www.poewar.com/creating-memorable-characters/

    This website is about every angle about developing a solid character. It also gives every step towards making your character very understandable.

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  23. http://fictionwriting.about.com/od/crafttechnique/tp/createcharacter.htm
    cesar carrillo
    ask you about your characters and talk about they live

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  24. (this is some what of an add on to my previous blog).
    the web site is telling you about how to make your charcter or hero in spasific a chatch phrase like when something goes wrong or rite. also it tells about how the character should not be perfict. such as have some what normal human like features. mostly because no one in this whole world is perfict. like it said they might seem perfict but should have something that doesnt nessarrly stand out but is a weakness that they need to make them seem more interesting.

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  25. http://www.pgtelco.com/~slmiller/characterdevelopment.htm

    This web site has some great tips on helping you develope a fictional character. It gives you some great things to consider stating while developing a character such as a characters pet peeves of his likes and dislike and many other things its very helpful

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  26. http://www.essortment.com/all/characterswriti_rxgl.htm
    this link talks to you about how you shoulld let the characters in your novel lead the story, to make your characters have more character in them.

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  27. vincent gearhart says...
    i belive that my strengths are
    Body Movement
    Self and
    Musical:
    i like to be by my self most of the time i have and i enjoy music. Music to me makes the wourld go round and some people get less mad at other people. I think i have ADHD and movving around is just something i do all the time so i gess it helps me learn.

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