Writing and Characters

With all that has been going on this past week, I've had the strangest inclination to simply write.

Last night I was looking through some of the pictures I've created for my Destroyer Series, and I concluded I'm not simply craving to write just anything, but I'm talking about serious book/novel writing here!

Why?

I honestly don't know.

Back when Mom was in the hospital, I found great peace and relaxation in free-writing... something I haven't done since that whole experience.  I posted several of those free-write sessions on my FaceBook, and I'm thinking I should write more.  I actually enjoyed them because they allowed my mind to create whatever world it wanted to.  I was not concerned with how what I was writing now would have an affect on the over all story later.  I simply put pen to paper and did not remove said pen until I felt satisfied.  It's a great experience!  Perhaps I should do that tonight...

But anyway, back to my Destroyer Series...

I recently purchased a book on character development.  First of all, I love learning about how to develop characters, whether it's seeing how other authors have done it or learning by reading, I love to learn about it.  Second, I'm super paranoid about making my own characters come across accurately.  I want my reader to see the characters like I do.  Alas, I find this to be a false hope seeing as we're all individuals and Reader A will most likely see one character in a different light than Reader B.

However, that knowledge does not deter me from trying my hardest to make the characters the best they can be!

...And I'm learning a lot.

Not only from reading this educational book, but also from the small details of the character's lives that emerge as I think about them.  Little things that start a small fire than burns into a raging inferno.  Occasionally, those seemingly small "match" fires have literally burnt my world down and built a new one... One of those "major" fires was the introduction of Zak to the story.  Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he entered, but when he came knocking, the entire world shifted--as did the entire story.  No joke.  It's been quite the ride...

Anyway, this post is really just me trying to postpone going to bed tonight.  I'm really tired, but not.  You know?  So I apologize for this being such a random blog.

But that's what blogging is: random.

Oh well, the sooner I get to bed, the sooner morning comes, right?  And I can start all over again!