tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post8441769447203162302..comments2024-03-26T22:40:30.265-07:00Comments on Dishin' It Out: Characters, Reader's Intuition, and Deep-Dark Secrets By Connie Vines, #Round Robin99, #Writing Tips, RRBlog,Connie Vineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-54142302865920232112022-09-24T12:38:40.663-07:002022-09-24T12:38:40.663-07:00I missed that angle of the question defined - but ...I missed that angle of the question defined - but like you, I have very detailed, I think you said, down to a gnat's eyelash - all the details of a character's life prior to their entry onto the stage in my book. I think you have to know your characters that well if you want to get anywhere as a pantser - you have to instinctively know how they will react to whatever action is going on. So, the defining comes before the story, rather than in it. Good post. Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.com