Week of February 3, 2013—Thinking About
Characters
February 8—Envision Your Character
Diane
Muldrow, Golden Books/Random House editor, has taught me a lot about the visual
components of picture books. Diane believes that even if you never show your
art suggestions to anyone and even if your editor never wants art notes, you
need to work through all the visual components of your book. Knowing what you
see on each page of a book helps you know if your story line is complete, if you’ve
created the needed tension/suspense for a page turn, and even if how you’ve
envisioned your character is being portrayed through the text of your story.
So
today I’m going to suggest you do something that you may never share with
anyone, and that you may never include in your manuscript. Think visually about
your character today.
What are your character’s visual
traits?
How do you envision your
character’s appearance?
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