December Meeting Wrap Up

And so comes the end of the year. 2010 came in with a fury and flashed before our eyes. The Writers met one final time this year and enjoyed the exploration of character.

The assignment was to come up with a character that possessed an idiosyncrasy and have that obsession get them into trouble.

The warm up exercise built on the existing assignment. Writers were given a fictional situation to place their character in. Here's a link to a character questionnaire if you're interested in developing your characters further.  A wise woman once told me "You know 100% of your character, but you may only decide to tell the audience 10%".

Now lets face it, if you make up a character that's quirky you're going to get some laughs; this evening was certainly no exception. We were in the company of a compulsive liar, a kleptomaniac, a compulsive eater/adulterer, picky coffee connoisseur, a coaster collector, and a hoarder to name a few; there were a lot of nuts in there! It's true, ladies and gentlemen, idiosyncrasies like these can have you talking to the health inspector, missing your train, getting clocked between the eyes, embarrassing yourself in front of the media, getting berated by friends, and killed.

I've enjoyed playing master of my characters this session, I hope you have too. Merry Christmas.. I challenge you all: let's keep this blog busy over the holidays. If you have any ideas or inspirations, please do share! Health & Happiness to you all!