Loud noises are startling. Loud arhythmic repetitive explosions brings my hyper-vigilance to the forefront of all my thinking and actions. So it really helps to have something to focus on when the rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air happen on the nightly throughout the entire month of July.
Today my afternoon was spent in building question tables as I created a character background template for a story I want to write. I used my stage background to begin forming questions, but I also added some I want to know from my work in therapy. For me, creating characters is part of the joy playing pretend. It’s all about making decisions, and agreeing to the real consequences of those decisions, and how they shape that character’s—for lack of a better word—character.
So far I have an adequate background for my two main characters and a ghostly sketch of the third. As the sun begins to set and the explosives begin their patriotic serenade I’m glad I have several other characters waiting to tell me who they are, and how they fit into the world I’m creating. I’m excited to have more questions for each of them, and can’t wait to see what their answers will be.
