15. How do you begin a story--with the plot, or the characters? Both. Usually, I start with "oh, it would be cool if this happened to characters A and B". And then I go forth and back between characters and plot - how will these events affect A and B? How will A and B's characters shape the plot? If A does this, other stuff happens - how does that affect A back?
I couldn't imagine thinking of a plot without the particular characters. I may occasionally think I want to write someone, but it's no use unless I figure out the plot - I'll toss around ideas in my head, until something clinches.
Even in my (admittedly rare) own fiction, I go forth and back between thinking of a plot and creating new characters, adding more depth to both with each cycle.
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Both. Usually, I start with "oh, it would be cool if this happened to characters A and B". And then I go forth and back between characters and plot - how will these events affect A and B? How will A and B's characters shape the plot? If A does this, other stuff happens - how does that affect A back?
I couldn't imagine thinking of a plot without the particular characters. I may occasionally think I want to write someone, but it's no use unless I figure out the plot - I'll toss around ideas in my head, until something clinches.
Even in my (admittedly rare) own fiction, I go forth and back between thinking of a plot and creating new characters, adding more depth to both with each cycle.