Anyone else talk to their MC's as they write?

wannawrite · May 6, 2009

Just throwing this out there to see whether or not I'm a freak, because yes, I do. Not usually during the creative process when everything is 'flowing', but afterwards, during the rewrite. I'll sit there and mumble something inarticulate, like, "Can't have you doing that yet, now can we, Laurion?"

One time during a tragic love scene, much to my children's disgust, I loudly burst out in sob, "It's okay, Laurion! Jillian really, really does love you! You will find out in the next chapter...just hold on! Everything will work out, you will see!"

My children think I am crazy.
Are they right?
How 'bout it? Do the rest of you talk to your MC's too?

C.bronco · May 6, 2009

I don't, but sometimes I laugh deviously while I'm writing.

Clair Dickson · May 6, 2009

No. But I do take the roles of my characters and talk to other characters... you know, talking out the dialogue.

There's more than one type of crazy. ;-)

scarletpeaches · May 6, 2009

I don't talk while I'm writing but I do talk about my characters as if they're real people. Especially with tt42.

Usually something like, "Here's chapter nineteen. I wanted something to happen but character A ran away with it and then character B said..."

As if I had nothing to do with it.

wannawrite · May 6, 2009

Yeah. I do that too. Tricky little things, characters are, arent' they, hm?

Sweetleaf · May 6, 2009

Clair Dickson said:
No. But I do take the roles of my characters and talk to other characters... you know, talking out the dialogue.

There's more than one type of crazy. ;-)

I do this too! My husband thinks I'm mad because I',m always talking to myself, but I'm just running scenes. He wouldn't think that if I was an actor (or maybe he would).

I do SP's thing too, and talk to my best friend (sounding board) as if they're real. It helps that she does too.

quickWit · May 6, 2009

*Calls security on everyone in thread*

Shail · May 6, 2009

No, but I become the character I'm currently writing. This become problematic when I use my antagonist mood. The villian in my current WIP is hard to put back in the toy box when I'm done with him. He's got a mind of his own. Brrrr.

scarletpeaches · May 6, 2009

quickWit said:
*Calls security on everyone in thread*

Including yourself I hope?

quickWit · May 6, 2009

scarletpeaches said:
Including yourself I hope?

*tasers SP*

Shail · May 6, 2009

quickWit said:
*tasers SP*

*giggles because the taser has to recharge. Drools on Quickwit. *

quickWit · May 6, 2009

Shail said:
*Drools on Quickwit. *

Hey, easy Shail. I just got this dry-cleaned.

scarletpeaches · May 6, 2009

quickWit said:
*tasers SP*

A mere tickle, dear boy. A mere tickle.

*electric cattle-prods quickWit*

Wayne K · May 6, 2009

I write memoirs so if I talked to my MC then I would be talking to myself and that's just crazy :crazy:

quickWit · May 6, 2009

scarletpeaches said:
*electric cattle-prods quickWit*

Lucky for me I'm not cattle.

*peppers SP with a variety of Hostess Fruit Pies*

scarletpeaches · May 6, 2009

I rise above your futile attempts to harm me with snack food and abusive rep points, and desire you to keep this thread on topic, miladdo.

*sniffs imperiously*

Shail · May 6, 2009

Okay, back on track. Is there a difference between role playing a fictional character and talking to him/her as if he/she were in the room? 'Cause I do both.

Sometimes I'll take the role of one character, and discuss the situation at hand with another character. I can't do both mind sets at once.

quickWit · May 6, 2009

scarletpeaches said:
I desire you...

Please, SP. You're a camel covered in fruit pies, I'm a suave, sofista...sophizta...I'm a cool bunneh. It would never work.

scarletpeaches · May 6, 2009

I have conversations in my head; usually just before I fall asleep.

Well, not exactly 'have conversations' but I let the characters' scenes play out in my mind, like watching a play.

Sometimes I even remember what they said in the morning.

Shail · May 6, 2009

quickWit said:
Please, SP. You're a camel covered in fruit pies, I'm a suave, sofista...sophizta...I'm a cool bunneh. It would never work.

I think the word you were trying to spell there Quickie is 'schizoprhenic'.

In either case it would never work. Her humor is more mature than yours. *bats the bunny across the floor*

quickWit · May 6, 2009

Shail said:
Her humor is more mature than yours.

*GASP*

Dead. To. Me.

Carry on.

Mr Flibble · May 6, 2009

I talk as if they're real too - and my husband answers me as if they are...

Me: Hon, X is doing this - it's just not like him...
Hubby: Doing what? Really? Is he not well? I'd have expected him to knee Y in the nuts.

I have conversations in my head; usually just before I fall asleep.

Well, not exactly 'have conversations' but I let the characters' scenes play out in my mind, like watching a play.

Sometimes I even remember what they said in the morning.

I can't sleep without a scene to play with. Though they tend to get right saucy at that time of night

And notepad by bed, with pen that lights up = invaluable. Though I have been known to get up at 2 in the morning and run downstairs to type a page of notes.

wannawrite · May 6, 2009

Wow. Thanks, guys. Your making me feel very, very sane, indeed.

Your husband answers you back? Really? What a great hubby!

Pagey's_Girl · May 6, 2009

Heck, I can do everyone here one stranger. I got into dollmaking awhile back, so I have several I've made of various characters in my stories.

Shail · May 6, 2009

*head tilt* This is strange why? Sounds cool to me.

Anyone else talk to their MC's as they write?

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