I actually don't post at JSMP. Sometimes I stop by to steal screencaps, but that's about it. It's definitely a great resource, though.
I agree with not dumbing her down--a character deliberately written as stupid, unless it's part of a farce or something, just annoys me and probably the writer as well. I write one character who's a huge idiot (and I say this with love), but I see his lack of sense more as him missing crucial brain functions than him just being stupid. Certain things completely elude him, and that's why he ends up looking like a moron a lot of the time. Lee never really stuck me as dumb, anyway. Uncertain, yes, but not dumb.
It's great to hear you have so many ideas about the character and have done so much research. It's really impressive, actually.
I wanted to start Lee from the beginning to help me play her to the best of my ability.I love when people play solely for the sake of their character, and I think that's a great reason for starting from the beginning. Maybe interactions in TM will change certain events
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Just to add, I think the main thing I worry about when I write Lee is that my personality will come through rather than hers. How does one get past that?
Yikes, I meant to reply to this earlier. Everyone worries about that, and on some level you never stop worrying about it. However, any character will reflect some part of you (and you should definitely share some points of identification with one you like), so what most writers do--as far as I know--is draw on those experiences and use them as a jumping off point to explore the character. Does that make sense? Allowing some of your personality to come through isn't a bad thing; you just have to find a way to integrate yours and hers. Easier said than done, of course, as anyone will tell you.
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I agree with not dumbing her down--a character deliberately written as stupid, unless it's part of a farce or something, just annoys me and probably the writer as well. I write one character who's a huge idiot (and I say this with love), but I see his lack of sense more as him missing crucial brain functions than him just being stupid. Certain things completely elude him, and that's why he ends up looking like a moron a lot of the time. Lee never really stuck me as dumb, anyway. Uncertain, yes, but not dumb.
It's great to hear you have so many ideas about the character and have done so much research. It's really impressive, actually.
I wanted to start Lee from the beginning to help me play her to the best of my ability.I love when people play solely for the sake of their character, and I think that's a great reason for starting from the beginning. Maybe interactions in TM will change certain events ( ... )
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