I was trying for a "Clavinism" based on a False Analogy Fallacy (like the example given), but this was harder to make up than I expected. I did write a good "Clavinism" about feminism and priests, but writing one that particularly connected with the specified theme was a real struggle.
Moreover, having to write in the voice of a well-known character required a greater ability to channel his essential personality, and then a greater discipline to employ suitable language, than I was able to muster.
This is likely a weakness of mine even when writing dialog for characters that I make up. So, my lesson this week is characters have to be rendered in dialog and action as true to themselves if they are to feel real to readers. It seems a writer has know a character's thoughts, opinions, tastes, biases, manner of speaking, personality flaws, abilities, and motivations, and then keep his characters distinct from each other and himself - I'm guessing that takes work, or maybe talent.
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I was trying for a "Clavinism" based on a False Analogy Fallacy (like the example given), but this was harder to make up than I expected. I did write a good "Clavinism" about feminism and priests, but writing one that particularly connected with the specified theme was a real struggle.
Moreover, having to write in the voice of a well-known character required a greater ability to channel his essential personality, and then a greater discipline to employ suitable language, than I was able to muster.
This is likely a weakness of mine even when writing dialog for characters that I make up. So, my lesson this week is characters have to be rendered in dialog and action as true to themselves if they are to feel real to readers. It seems a writer has know a character's thoughts, opinions, tastes, biases, manner of speaking, personality flaws, abilities, and motivations, and then keep his characters distinct from each other and himself - I'm guessing that takes work, or maybe talent.
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