tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post718314260612444953..comments2024-03-27T23:03:58.848-06:00Comments on The Warrior Muse: Method Acting? How About Method Writing?Shannon Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-14709972499036571472013-03-27T21:10:12.954-06:002013-03-27T21:10:12.954-06:00Ice Girl, I'm not either.Ice Girl, I'm not either.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-87226465864592829092013-03-08T17:16:19.534-07:002013-03-08T17:16:19.534-07:00I try to get into character if/when I write, but n...I try to get into character if/when I write, but no, I am not a method writer.Elizabeth Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034045900661562777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-37868959169120056942013-03-08T00:23:06.984-07:002013-03-08T00:23:06.984-07:00Alex, no? I can understand that.
Bryan, so you ma...Alex, no? I can understand that.<br /><br />Bryan, so you made like a college student then? ;-p<br /><br />D.G., Liparulo said his friends and family were used to it now, haha! I'm not sure I'm that brave.<br /><br />Rosaria, that's true. We need to understand them.<br /><br />J.L., oh, that's interesting! Maybe that would help me switch back and forth.<br /><br />M.J., you are not alone. ~cue eerie music~<br /><br />Susan, I imagine that is close enough for many.<br /><br />Andrew, I just did!<br /><br />Carrie-Anne, I'm betting you know them plenty well.<br /><br />Marcy, that's the way to do it! We all tap into them differently, methinks.<br /><br />Cynthia, haha, no I don't think I'd be able to, either!<br /><br />Trisha, I'm sure you do! It's just different for everyone.<br /><br />Jamie, me, too. Definitely too introverted. Then again, there are those people who can do all kinds of things outside their comfort zones by pretending to be someone else. (Not me)<br /><br />Misha, that's great! I intend to go take a gun class so that I can accurately write about shooting a weapon.<br /><br />Medeia, lol, you wouldn't believe what a nice guy he is!<br /><br />Kelly, ha, me, too! I will sit there and try it out to figure out how to write it and what makes sense for what they're doing at that moment. Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-39831615227417296492013-02-27T04:42:53.207-07:002013-02-27T04:42:53.207-07:00I'm not really a method writer, but I do make ...I'm not really a method writer, but I do make gestures and facial expressions while I write to make sure they are authentic for my characters. I must look really funny.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-49141504197802346742013-02-26T04:46:13.923-07:002013-02-26T04:46:13.923-07:00I'm too nice to do that, ha ha, but it was a g...I'm too nice to do that, ha ha, but it was a good touch with the $20 tip. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-18299554220503837672013-02-26T03:05:06.052-07:002013-02-26T03:05:06.052-07:00I think of myself as a method writer. I've gon...I think of myself as a method writer. I've gone as far as learning skills my characters know to get a feel for what they do. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-26488003611108053712013-02-25T23:36:25.011-07:002013-02-25T23:36:25.011-07:00I love the idea of getting into your villain'...I love the idea of getting into your villain's skin and being horrible to people in the name of your craft, sounds like fun :P<br /><br />I don't think of myself as a method writer; I'm probably too introverted to do that :)<br /><br />Jamie @ <a href="http://www.mithrilwisdom.com?rel=nofollow" rel="nofollow">Mithril Wisdom</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548680159204361401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-6927516417188138352013-02-25T18:12:18.526-07:002013-02-25T18:12:18.526-07:00I'm not a method writer, and yet I do feel tha...I'm not a method writer, and yet I do feel that I know my characters pretty thoroughly!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-31179768150633176262013-02-25T17:57:27.778-07:002013-02-25T17:57:27.778-07:00While I respect other people's approaches to k...While I respect other people's approaches to knowing their characters, I know I won't be able to play the part of a villain just to get into the mind of one, that's for sure! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-79226607851918292282013-02-25T15:39:44.861-07:002013-02-25T15:39:44.861-07:00Nope, definitely not a method writer, although sin...Nope, definitely not a method writer, although since most of my characters possess something of me in them I just have to tap into that part. Sometimes that's easy, sometimes not so much.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-66118516592860674942013-02-25T13:24:31.912-07:002013-02-25T13:24:31.912-07:00I've researched some interesting things, but I...I've researched some interesting things, but I don't think I've ever actually acted like one of my characters. I've been with most of my characters for the majority of my life by this point, and have literally grown up with many of them. I know them inside and out, which is a very nice feeling.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-57439390055664632462013-02-25T12:03:54.100-07:002013-02-25T12:03:54.100-07:00I don't actually believe that method acting is...I don't actually believe that method acting is acting. I mean, if you are the character, then you're not acting. And, I have to say, the actors that really go in for that stuff can get pretty crazy. Day-Lewis had to -quit- acting for 5 years because he couldn't quit being one of his characters. Cohen lives his life as whatever character it is he's being, and I just can't imagine being anywhere around him when he's being one of those characters. And Hoffman... So, yeah, Day-Lewis gave an incredible performance of Lincoln, because, man, he was Lincoln, but that's because he -was- Lincoln, and that's not really acting at that point.<br /><br />Maybe, I'll write a post about it from the writing perspective sometime.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-36410296579039836742013-02-25T11:49:15.804-07:002013-02-25T11:49:15.804-07:00I don't know that I am a method writer, but I ...I don't know that I am a method writer, but I do 'get into the brain' of the character, seeing how he/she would see events, etc.<br /><br />That is as close as I can do.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-7513210413655690622013-02-25T09:56:52.257-07:002013-02-25T09:56:52.257-07:00That's funny because I have often described my...That's funny because I have often described myself as a method writer. I didn't really know anyone else did too.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-76650101883761376422013-02-25T09:51:35.744-07:002013-02-25T09:51:35.744-07:00I'm a method writer. I become the characters g...I'm a method writer. I become the characters good and bad. I'm also a method writer in that I write various ways for my various pen names. I write scholarly nonfiction looking at all my diplomas. I write children's as a grandmother.I write southern fiction as a good ol' country girl in Georgia. I write horror from a medical pov. I write suspense pulling from my diaries.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-2210566595376995972013-02-25T09:16:28.987-07:002013-02-25T09:16:28.987-07:00It certainly makes sense! Without a true understan...It certainly makes sense! Without a true understanding of each character, understanding that comes from having walked in his shoes, at least for a while,without that, we are not doing a good job.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-13856632508462912372013-02-25T09:00:36.573-07:002013-02-25T09:00:36.573-07:00It's another way to try to make our characters...It's another way to try to make our characters more real, but I haven't done anything to 'act' like one of my characters. <br /><br />Think like them, yes, but I haven't tried to 'be the character'. Hubs would think I'd lost it.<br /><br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-34943331469649595632013-02-25T08:37:17.352-07:002013-02-25T08:37:17.352-07:00I'm a method writer. When I wrote my solo nove...I'm a method writer. When I wrote my solo novel, I locked myself in my house, ate nothing but ramen, and shut off my phone for a week straight. I finished the novel in a week, and it turned out really well. The character, I should mention, was a reclusive, paranoid, extremely frugal man. And after that week... I was pretty damn miserable, but the novel was done.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-18059348193430134632013-02-25T08:11:55.712-07:002013-02-25T08:11:55.712-07:00No, probably not a method writer, although that de...No, probably not a method writer, although that definitely gives one an advantage. I'm just not sure I'd want to be in Byron's head THAT much.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com