Category Archives: On Character

On Character: SCHINDLER’S LIST

Posted on February 11, 2024 by ksedinger

I love a great bit of character writing, and this is terrific. By way of set-up: at this point we’re probably, oh, two hours into the movie. Oskar Schindler started the film by using Jewish investors’ money to buy a … Continue reading →

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On Character: Groot and Lying Cat

Posted on April 8, 2016 by ksedinger

One of the most important traits in any character is their voice: how they speak, what kinds of things they say, what phrases they like to repeat, and so on. In my Forgotten Stars books, Lieutenant Rasharri has a number … Continue reading →

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On Character, part the second

Posted on October 5, 2015 by ksedinger

Hello, all! Time for another post on characters and how to approach them…or how I approach them…or, in this case, how another writer approached them. So let’s talk about Calvin and Hobbes. This legendary comic strip is still well known today, … Continue reading →

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On Character, part the first

Posted on September 23, 2015 by ksedinger

Writers love to rabbit on and on all day about their characters and how they develop their characters and how they decide what characters do and all that kind of thing. I, of course, am no different. This will, though, … Continue reading →

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