Characters, Writing

[mythalive]

I find extreme satisfaction in discovering that I still know my past characters well enough to know how they would react in a given situation, without having to spend a long time thinking about it.  I find equal satisfaction over being creative enough to have characters that don't act the same way when in similar situations.

If only I could reliably create characters this in-depth for my novels as well (but then, that's only one of many, many problems with my writing).  Here's hoping I prove I've fixed at least some of those problems in NaNo '10!

I currently have 3 ideas bouncing around; I'm hoping I'll have an outline for at least two of them come Nov 1st.  Perhaps I'll also get something finished, or at least a bit less rambly and with a stronger plot.  And I think I've got a better grasp on dialogue, if my d&d stories are anything to judge by.  At this rate, I may be publishable sometime before I die!