how do you do words?

[certainthings]

When you write stories, how do you do it?

Do the characters talk to you and tell you what they want to say and what actions they want to engage in and such.

Or.

Do you force them into situations, tell them what to say and how they're going to say it?

Can you feel the story as you're writing or do you feel it after? Do you feel your story at all?

Tell me all things about how you write, please.

Comments

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

By feel. I mean like can you feel the sadness, or the fast paced-ness, the meandering slowness, the romantic comedy, the spastic joy ... whatever the story is about.

[gottalovev.livejournal.com]

yes, that I do... and I sure hope that others do to, afterwards (because it would be damn embarrassing if I tried to be funny and I was the only one laughing at my jokes ;) )