{"id":14641,"date":"2016-02-16T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=14641"},"modified":"2016-02-12T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T22:58:17","slug":"character-development-by-annmarie-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/16\/character-development-by-annmarie-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Development by Annmarie Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>Let\u2019s\u00a0welcome\u00a0back monthly columnist\u00a0Annmarie Miles<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cCharacter Development.\u201d\u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I\u2019m kinda cheating this month.<\/strong> I won\u2019t be sharing much advice, although I hope it may give you some food for thought\u2026 \ud83d\ude42 I suppose what I\u2019m doing, is thinking out loud about a little writing conundrum I\u2019m pondering; hoping you might chip in with your thoughts.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing!<\/p>\n

I write a short children\u2019s story for a local weekly newspaper.<\/strong> I have just sent off the 100th<\/sup>\u00a0installment of The Life and Times of Lizzy Redmond. It does feel like a bit of a milestone and I\u2019m proud of little Lizzy.<\/p>\n

However, for some time I have wondered if maybe I should wrap it up and bring the whole thing to an end. I would much rather have people sorry that she is gone and remember her fondly, than for her to grind to a slow halt and readers be glad she\u2019s gone because she was getting boring. Or worse, not caring one way or the other.<\/p>\n

In discussions about her,<\/strong> I have been asked why she can\u2019t just carry on indefinitely. I\u2019ve put some thought into that and have come up with a few reasons why I think it might be time to start bringing her story to a close.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I aged her. I\u2019m not sure whether this was a good or bad idea, but I gave her an age and have celebrated her birthdays. So it means that she is growing up and there are milestones to do with school etc. that are coming up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      \n
    1. As seasons like Christmas and Halloween come around, it\u2019s hard to find fresh things to say about them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. As time goes on, I\u2019m finding it harder to write for the faithful readers who know her, while at the same time inviting new readers in. I\u2019m never sure I\u2019m getting the balance right.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. All good things must come to an end. I know it\u2019s a clich\u00e9, but there are plenty of TV series and movie franchises that have had their day and moved on. I don\u2019t compare Lizzy in ANY way to the Friends series, but the characters grew up. They had babies, bought houses\u2026 it\u2019s a circle of life thing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          One thing I have done to give her a new lease of life in 2016 is to be more deliberate about the continuity of her narrative.<\/strong> Almost all Lizzy installments are the tale of an isolated incident. There have been a handful of threads that have continued for a short series, but most weeks tell a \u2018new\u2019 story. Recently, however, I\u2019ve opened up a plot line that will continue for a few months. I feel the only way she can finish well is to reach her own life milestone (think \u2018Friends\u2019 again). To do that, she needs to not just develop, but blossom as a character. My thinking is that she needs one plot line to follow to bring her to that point; as opposed to the many little anecdotes that have previously made up her life.<\/p>\n

          So there you have it. Thank you for reading and letting me think out loud. I would love to hear from you if you have any thoughts to share. If you\u2019re interested in reading some of the Lizzy back stories you can read them on\u00a0www.annmariemiles.com\/lizzyredmond<\/a><\/p>\n

          Have you had a character or story line that you just knew was over?<\/strong><\/p>\n

          How did you bring it to an end?<\/p>\n

          Have you any tips of \u2018finishing well\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Please drop a comment below, would love you to share your experience. That\u2019s the great thing about the WFZ writing community \u2013 we\u2019re all learning together.<\/p>\n

          ***<\/p>\n

          ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n

          \"Annmarie<\/a>Annmarie Miles<\/a>, part time writer, full time believer is 40something, Irish, Christian, married, and proud to be all of those things. She loves words, music & chocolate! You can find out all about her and her book\u00a0The Long & The Short of It<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

          Where to find Annmarie:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Website:\u00a0www.annmariemiles.com<\/a>.
          \nEmail:\u00a0          amowriting@gmail.com<\/a>
          \nFacebook page:          https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amowriting<\/a>
          \nGoogle+:\u00a0          auntyamo<\/a>
          \nTwitter:\u00a0          @amowriting<\/a>
          \nPersonal Blog:\u00a0          www.auntyamo.com<\/a>
          \nWriting Blog:\u00a0          www.annmariemiles.com\/blog<\/a><\/p>\n

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