“Unlocking the Secrets of Vibrant Characters: What Every Reader and Writer Needs to Know!”
Added on April 10, 2025 inASTROLOGY CARDS
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Isn’t it fascinating how the stars seem to conspire just when we need a little clarity? Have you ever found yourself navigating through a profound jumble of thoughts, only to realize the universe has its own way of guiding your pen? Today, I’m tackling some personal reflections, spurred on by a sweet note from a reader named Susan. She brings up an intriguing question about my writing process, which seems especially relevant given the current astrological transits swirling around us—talk about cosmic timing!
Throughout our lives, storytelling becomes a dance between our experiences and the feedback we receive from those who share our narrative. Each character develops organically, drawing from the rich tapestry of our lives, much like how the planets influence our paths. So, if you’re curious about the journey of pulling together this story—how I weave dialogue, remember experiences, and shape them into something digestible for you—then stick around. Grab your proverbial popcorn, because this story is unfolding right in front of us.
There’s so much more than just what’s on the surface, and as we explore the depths of these familial connections and astrological influences, I hope we both uncover a little magic along the way. Who knows? Maybe, like me, you’ll find a thread of wisdom woven into your own story as we go.
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“I’m hooked on the story too. In your search for a more complete understanding of what happened are you editing much? Am curious about your writing process, if I’m not being too personal. I love your writing, I read the story about the girl and the truck four times.”
-Susan
Thanks, Susan. I am having a freakish collection of transits and currently pulled in so many directions, it’s ridiculous. For some reason, I think answering this will clear my head? I need my head cleared right now.
I went into some of why and how I’m writing this here: Saturn Transits 3rd House. I think you must sense, there is more. There is!
First, I have had a lot of experiences in my life, this story of them. I was writing about Uranus in the 7th house, which I have. I mentioned, Shack Man, which prompted people to ask about him. I started the story.
When I write, I just write. I begin, and the story essentially tells itself. This happened, then that happened, then that happened, etc. I don’t have an agenda with my stories, other than to tell a true story. That’s it! It is up to reader to decide what they think or how they feel. In my lingo, I offer meat. You do the chewing.
I can remember dialogue, so what you get is a direct connection. Rather than my telling you what someone said, you can “hear” them say it. I am not writing lines for characters here. The characters speak for themselves.
So I wrote a good deal of this story, twenty years ago or so. Back then, I had slews people commenting… tons of encouragement, engagement and such. I was writing it in blog-post-sized pieces. I realize now, the storyline was influenced by the readers. Co-created, you could say.
You can compare this to writing a TV series. If a character is popular (my sister’s voice), and the audience asks for more, that character comes forward.
This does not mean, I make up lines. It means, I select more of her conversation to be included… some other character fades back.
This is easy to see in the current telling. There is an event. I can write what happened in real time, or I can let a conversation with my sister recall it, to move the story forward. I have this choice.
In the current day, there has been little support for the story and few comments. Initially, this felt oppressive to me. Lack of support, Saturn in Pisces. But I decided to push ahead for reasons I’ve already explained. Soon after, a whole world opened up. If people want something, I will try to give it to them. But it no one wants anything from me, I have all my energy back. There is no one to serve!
The last time I was retrieving dialogue to please the reader. The lack of input, this time allowed me to go into my psyche, for whatever. Huge difference! I was afraid I would fail, but then dialogue started running in my head, overnight. Guided by the ethereal, the brother, came to front.
The brother’s dialogue was not included in the original. No one cared about him. They were into, Shack and my sister? They were so far into, Shack, I didn’t think they could tolerate any darkness there. Not the story, they wanted to read! Maybe you can see how this would hinder me.
I’d never written the brother’s voice, to speak of. His manner, yes. But bringing him forward, allowed me to bring the sibling relationships, forward, and other things, I feel are very interesting. This story is about a lot more than Uranus in the 7th house!
For example, I am personally, gleeful, when the DNA connection between the characters is evident in the dialogue I recall. I love this! It’s thrilling. I don’t have to create that, as a writer. It exists, organically.
This brings me to this comment from aspire:
“It is amazing. Your writing is so vivid it is better than streaming, and right in the comfort of my own brain!
Got a nervous feeling in my tummy about what might be coming.”
I nearly cried when I read this, because I have this same (streaming) experience, when I read my stories. That another person could catch this, blew my mind… and made me think.
Writers, say for a Netflix series, animate their characters with dialogue. My characters animate the story with their energy. That I can do this, is a great, awesome gift. You know how I feel about wasting talent! That’s why you find me writing at this time. It’s because I can.
To specifically answer your question, my process is around discerning which conversations and “events” to include. The story is true, regardless. My (personal) goal at this time is to discern what happened in this relationship OR to have someone discern that for me OR to come to see it can’t be discerned!
Towards that goal, meaning if I want others to have a shot at being able to tell me what happened here, I need to flesh this out a bit. Less editing! This is also necessary, if I hope to crack this myself. I don’t have a lot of faith in the latter, occurring, but I’d be glad to be surprised.
I’ll wrap this up to say, I also like writing about real life, real interaction, real siblings, real family relationships – they’re complicated, aren’t they?
People say the want to be in a relationship, but do they? If you want to be in a real relationship, you’ll have to grapple with love and hated and unbelievable complexity and nuance.
Bottom line, I am writing this story so I can learn something. Hitchhike if you can!
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