I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as they make their way through a plotline that I hope is engrossing enough to keep the reader a willing participant.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.
It was important for me early on to find the voice of each character and figure out what was unique about them and their individual worldview that I could use for comedy or conflict.
The reader is going to imprint on the characters he sees first. He is going to expect to see these people often, to have them figure largely into the story, possibly to care about them. Usually, this will be the protagonist.
Characters are often revealed by the ways they misapprehend others.
In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized.
I'm hopefully making the reader feel a lot about the characters and then about their own life.
I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image.
In my early 20s, I didn't even know what the Groundlings was. I had no idea. But I know how to break down a script and work on the character.
So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.
I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I don't believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.