When I’m working on a story, I like to have pictures of my characters out where I can see them. I have a sandwich board sign that I use for book signings, but the rest of the time, it’s covered with the characters from my recent work in progress.
Here is my character inspiration for Captives, the dystopian novel I’m writing for Zonderkidz. I sometimes have the tendency to pick famous people who pop into my head and are easy to find pictures for. Sometimes I spend a lot of time on iStockPhoto or Shutterstock looking for characters. FYI, you don’t have to pay for images you print out and look at in your home. You only have to pay for images you are going to put on a product and sell. You also have to be careful putting images on your blog.
So what do you think of my character board? You can click on it to see a larger image and zoom in.
I try to find a few pictures of each main character with different expressions. Have you ever made a character board?
I’ve never made a character board, but I do have some random pictures that make me think of my characters. I think it is a glorious idea to help get a clearer picture of your characters. I describe best when I’m looking at the thing I’m trying to describe instead of just pulling it out of my mind. You’ve certainly got me thinking about doing a character board now (or something of the sort). 🙂
Did you have a character board for the Blood of Kings Trilogy?