![]() ![]() Who are they? What do they look like? What is their back story? Who are their parents? The character sketch should be detailed - a small biography. With the characters developed in advance - the students know what they look like and what kind of people they are - it will be much easier for them to tell a story that feels lifelike. Ask your students to write one or two pages for each of the main characters. Before beginning her novels she writes character sketches of the main characters.Ī practical idea to take away from this interview is the idea of having students write character sketches before they begin writing their stories. ![]() ![]() Renée knows the ending of her books before she gets there - that is how carefully scripted they are.Good discussion of how she plans out her books contrasting her "architect" approach to others who work looser, more like gardeners or "panthers" people who write by the seat of their pants.Writes books based on the theme of "choice and consequence" with her goal being to "explore the gray area between.".The interview focus is on her writing process. ![]()
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