Cultivating a Writer's Temperament
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The Character's Attitude
"One of the surest signs of an amateur story is when strange or important events happen around the narrator or point-of-view character, and he doesn't have an attitude toward them." (Orson Scott Card)
But then how do you know if you have put too much attitude?
Well the attitude gives the reader a clue into the character, even the narrator. It can also help the reader understand why a character might like or not like a setting. It can be done with just a few words such as "bleak" or "institution."
But then how do you know if you have put too much attitude?
Well the attitude gives the reader a clue into the character, even the narrator. It can also help the reader understand why a character might like or not like a setting. It can be done with just a few words such as "bleak" or "institution."
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