I often hear writers liken their characters to imaginary friends. Heck I do it too. What’s interesting to me is that imaginary friends during childhood are quite normal. It’s a phase of development where the child is learning creativity and how to integrate their personality. But what about imaginary friends in adults? I’m not talking about [...]
Posts Tagged ‘characters’
Mental Health Monday–Imaginary Friends…Normal Or Not???
Posted in Mental Health Monday, psychiatry, Writing, tagged characters, Dissociative Disorders, Imaginary Friends, Lydia Kang, Mental Health, Mental Health Monday, psychiatry, Sarah Fine, Writing on February 20, 2012 | 33 Comments »
Blog Chain–Characters, Characters Everywhere and Not A Place to Think
Posted in blog chain, Writing, tagged blog chain, characters, getting to know your characters, Writing on November 15, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Today is a big day. Not only am I guest posting on the Operation Awesome Blog, I’m also sharing my answer to this round of the blog chain! So, check out my OA post, then pop back here for all the posting goodness! (Or, of course, you could read this post first, then head over [...]
Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog/Blog Awards!
Posted in blog chain, Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog, Writing, tagged blog chain, characters, focus, motivation, Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog on September 8, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I’ve had the wonderful honor of receiving TWO blog awards this past week! Thanks Natasha! Thanks Marieke! The “rules” of each award say I need to pass the awards on to 15 blogs. Let me tell you, it’s too hard to pick because I LOVE EVERYBODY’S blogs! Really, each and every person who blogs puts in [...]
Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog–Who’s Who?
Posted in humor, Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog, Writing, tagged characters, similarities, Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog, Writing on September 1, 2010 | 13 Comments »
A new month means a new topic for the traveling blog! This month, Lydia poses the question: What part of yourself (personality, physical characteristic, life in general) have you put into a main character? And why did you put it in there? This is a fantastic question! For sure, writing has become such a personal [...]

