Showing posts with label character names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label character names. Show all posts

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Name this hero...

I've changed my hero's name three times this week, but at last I think I've got it right. It looks right on the page. It feels right in my head, in my gut. I like it.
This isn't unusual. I often have to write my way into a story before my characters gel. This time I've planned more in advance than I've ever planned before, but it hasn't helped the actual words on the page factor. It's still a challenge to convert the story dream to written reality. But now that my hero has a name I like, I feel better.
And he has a face. It's in a collage on my wall. And I know his future. I just has to feel my way into his present and I'll be smiling.