http://writeabetternovel.net/craft-tip-7-walk-on-characters-in-fiction-use-them-wisely/ Practical wisdom for novelists and other storytellers Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://writeabetternovel.net/craft-tip-7-walk-on-characters-in-fiction-use-them-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Bill Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:05:03 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=53#comment-43 <p>No--then the awareness leaks out and you telegraph it. Notice Woody Allen had them stride by so quickly you barely noticed.</p> No–then the awareness leaks out and you telegraph it. Notice Woody Allen had them stride by so quickly you barely noticed.

]]> http://writeabetternovel.net/craft-tip-7-walk-on-characters-in-fiction-use-them-wisely/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Lisa Kenney Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:40:09 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=53#comment-44 <p>I own that movie and I've seen it so many times that I actually DO know that scene and remember the man. I'll have to watch it again more closely. This is a great tip and I've used some walk-ons recently, intentionally tried to give them some small detail that might be memorable -- but what I didn't do was consciously think about how well they are bolstering my themes. I suspect I need to let them show up as they might the first time through and then pay closer attention to the role they are playing when I go back through the second time. Moving forward, I'll be much more aware of how I'm using these walk-ons -- hopefully, not too aware.</p> I own that movie and I’ve seen it so many times that I actually DO know that scene and remember the man. I’ll have to watch it again more closely. This is a great tip and I’ve used some walk-ons recently, intentionally tried to give them some small detail that might be memorable — but what I didn’t do was consciously think about how well they are bolstering my themes. I suspect I need to let them show up as they might the first time through and then pay closer attention to the role they are playing when I go back through the second time. Moving forward, I’ll be much more aware of how I’m using these walk-ons — hopefully, not too aware.

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