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Do you ever write characters before a story? (literature.cafe)
submitted 2 years ago by Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to c/writing_lounge@literature.cafe
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Recently I just wrote a characters physical appearance and started jotting down points about the character, I've done a few of these before but never have I started off with the appearance.

The initial note I wrote: A Greyhound-like character with a sleek and slender build, long, narrow face, pointed ears, deep chest, wearing a short, smooth coat, graceful gait, athletic movements.

I normally write with a theme in mind not a character, so the characters I write often feel forced into the story.

I'd love to hear what you feel makes a character apt for a story and what order you tend to build a story in.

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[–] ThatExpatGirl@literature.cafe 0 points 2 years ago

My characters always come first -- well, that and the world they inhabit, as I work mainly in fantasy. Character and world are so intertwined for me, after all, we're all a result of our contexts and background.