Building Life-Like Characters through Real-Life Observation

Posted on Jun 23, 2010 | 1 comment

It’s funny how you start to paint a picture of people’s lives when you’ve been around them long enough. I’m talking mostly about strangers here. My husband and I moved across the country, from Utah to Ohio, for the summer, and we now live in an apartment complex full of complete strangers. From my couch, computer desk, or porch, I can easily observe the world as it runs by with my day, and I’ve recently realized just how many pieces I’ve put together about the people in my community—without any conscious effort at all.