Well…my weekend isn’t starting off very well. We currently don’t have any water in my house. 
We’re not sure if it’s a problem with our water pump or if our well is having issues. I hope it’s the pump. That can be fixed. The well…that would be major problems.
We have someone coming out this morning to take a look. Cross your fingers its something easy to fix.
UPDATE: The pump guy came out, flicked a few switches, did the hokey-pokey and now the pump is working again! We have water, but it’s icky at the moment. It should clear up after some use.
*relaxes*
Tomorrow I’m doing a workshop for my local RWA chapter. My presentation in entitled The 5-layer Dip of Characterization. Yes, I make 5-layer dip during the presentation. And it yummmmmy!
My whole premise is to have a well rounded, fully developed character you need to add many layers. You don’t need to think about your plot necessarily (plot usually comes second for me), but you need to know how your characters will react to every situation you throw them into. If you do, then your characters will drive your plot forward, building it as they navigate through the roads blocks you throw in their way.
Your character’s backstory, hobbies, personality types, etc., all play an important part. In my humble opinion, in romance stories the characters are more important than the external plot. The external plot simply forces them to change over the course of your novel.
So my question for you today is, how do you approach building your characters? Do you fit the right character into a story idea you have, or do you create your character and then see what trouble they get into?
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