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\"walk<\/a><\/p>\n

Join me as we welcome back columnist\u00a0Jackie Blain as she shares with us \u201cLet Your Characters Walk Like The Animals…\u201d\u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

A student came into the Writing Center where I tutor the other day with a complaint about his instructor (big surprise!).<\/strong> The student had been using his thesaurus to come up with another word for \u2018people\u2019 to go with \u2018the Chinese\u2019 and ended up with \u2018civilians.\u2019 His instructor told him that was wrong, and he was both annoyed and confused. I had to explain about connotations, the subtle meanings we apply to words that have almost identical dictionary definitions, and how hard it is to use the freaking thesaurus well. He ended up deleting \u2018people\u2019 and simply using \u2018the Chinese\u2019 \u2013 a fine compromise.<\/p>\n

It got me thinking about how hard writers have struggled to find words to replace \u2018said\u2019 over the decades. Fortunately, we no longer live in a world where \u201cCharles opined\u201d is considered a good substitute.<\/p>\n

Heck, even \u201cShe said\u201d isn\u2019t even all that common anymore!<\/strong><\/p>\n

But what about the words we use for \u2018walk\u2019 \u2013 for moving through space? Aside from \u2018walk\u2019 and \u2018run,\u2019 what can you use? And why would you?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a simple exercise, not to be taken too seriously, that will get you thinking about motion in a whole new way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Quickly list ten animals. Any ten animals. Ones that walk, swim, fly\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Consider how each one moves through its world. Maybe a bear lumbers<\/strong> through the forest. Or an eagle floats<\/strong> on a thermal. Write that word down. Check a thesaurus if you want some ideas, or watch a YouTube video of that animal in action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Now spin all the connotations you can for that word \u2013 what image or feeling do you get from the word? A bear lumbering through the forest gives me an image of something slow and large, powerful but not necessarily graceful, a being that\u2019s kind of funny when it moves but with a subtext of strength and potential violence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Finally, take your characters and see if you can use an animal motion to describe their walk\u2026 and if it\u2019s something you can use to give us a picture of, or feeling for, them in general. A king could, for example, lumber through a castle, which gives me a picture of a man secure in his own power who simply keeps on going, even if he might seem slightly ridiculous to other people. Or a child flits bee-like through her day, never staying in one spot, or with one idea, very long.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Of course, you don\u2019t necessarily need to use those specific words in your story, but you certainly can. And at least they\u2019ll give you a different perspective on describing that person both outside and in.<\/strong><\/p>\n

          What \u2018walk\u2019 word would you use to describe how your main character moves through his\/her world? What insight does it give you about their character?<\/p>\n

          Have fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n

          ***<\/p>\n

          ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n

          \"Jackie<\/a><\/p>\n

          Jackie Blain is a writer, screenwriter, writing teacher and member of the Writers Guild of America who works with dedicated screenwriters and filmmakers\u00a0to make their work the best it can be\u2026 and remember that they got into this writing thing because of passion and fun. She lives in Brooklyn NY with two cats who, she suspects, hate the heat and wish they were still in Oregon.\u00a0More about Jackie Blain\u2019s courses, consultations, and evaluation services for screenwriters and filmmakers here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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