Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Covering up

"You can't get away from yourself by going to a booze-bazaar."  - Elbert Hubbard

Your characters can do a great job of covering.  They can avoid, drink, gamble, or run away from their frustrations and fears.  Covers are endless: from avoidance behaviors to self-righteousness.

Developing a character demands more creative diversions than painkillers like television, the internet, a hobby or group.

Create a character who loves to cover.  How does he or she run away and join a "booze bazaar"?

Maybe your character rides a train into a fantasy world?
                         Becomes a standup comic in a nursing home?
                                                   Takes a voyage to a foreign land?

Write a few paragraphs with imagery to support the covering behavior.



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