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fictionblogs: I should have realized.
For a while now I've been taking dictation from one of my major characters. Never mind which one. This person talks in a diary-type voice, and I write it down. I have been doing this in a plain old word processing document. Silly me.
It seems that lots of people have been busy using weblogs to write this kind of fiction. There's a list of them at Fictionblogs. A random example: Ravenstone Tower.
After the death of his mother, and some time spent in care, young Jamie Robson was sent to live with his grandfather (The Captain) in an old tower in the wild country near the borders of Scotland. Read the journal of his new life and adventures. Trouble? Jamie? Nah...
I haven't read Ravenstone Tower or any other fictionblogs, and I probably won't. There are enough distractions in my life. However, I'm thinking that this chatty character of mine might like a weblog of her/his own. Which will remain solely between the character and me, probably forever. It's a promising idea on how to get into this (or any other) character's mind. Also, it would be possible to incorporate drawings or whatever else the character wants to include. What an excellent idea.
This link via Paperback Writer (for which many thanks).
May 23, 2005 01:24 PM
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