1.12.15

Dialogue story editing

Character Detail:

WU: Character from your life Select a person from your life--any person who you can create a vivid image of in your mind--and describe them in as much detail as you can. Try to use words to create a picture of them in your reader's mind.

Types of CD: Take these notes in your journal

Notes: Character Detail
 * 1: Physical: details about a character’s physical appearance:


 * hair
 * eyes color
 * height
 * weight
 * smell
 * touch
 * voice quality


 * 2: Material: details about the material items that belong to, or represent them:


 * clothing
 * possessions
 * appearance in the world based on material items


 * 3: Emotional: details about the character’s emotion/emotional state(s):


 * their typical reactions to situations
 * their outward emotional states
 * their private vs. public personas
 * quirks
 * Speech patterns/sayings

HW: Print off the following sheet with excerpts from various books. Each excerpt has examples of physical, material, and emotional detail. Your job is to color mark for these three types of detail. Find at least one example of each type of detail in each example with the exception of the final one which is physical detail only.