S2, E43: Prepping for NaNo

For the next segment of prepping for NaNo, it's time to talk characters! The best stories have well-developed major characters, so today I talk about some of the things that makes for compelling characters, why its important to know your characters well, and ways to get to know (and thus flesh out) your characters better. Progress Report: Nothing to really report beyond getting Aisuru to Word and mostly formatted; still need to add the footnotes Links: * Character Bio from Sarah Domet's 90 Days To Your Novel (http://www.writersdigest.com/focus-on-your-character-bio) * Character Sketch Worksheet from Victoria Lynn Schmidt's Write Your Novel in 30 Days (http://d3k9gxxxyh3lif.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/30Days-Character-Sketch.pdf) * NaNo Prep: The Official NaNoWriMo Character Questionnaire (http://blog.nanowrimo.org/post/61118193819/nano-prep-the-official-nanowrimo-character) * EPIGuide.com Character Chart for Fiction Writers (http://www.epiguide.com/ep101/writing/charchart.html) * Gotham Writers' Character Questionnaires (http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/106) * Heather Grove's 365 Character Questions For Writers and Roleplayers (http://www.errantdreams.com/files/365charques.pdf) * Laurie Schnebly Campbell's Four Methods for Interviewing Your Characters (http://booklaurie.com/tips_interview.php) * ReadWriteThink's Creating Character Blogs Lesson (http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/creating-character-blogs-1169.html?tab=1#tabs)