Characters develop over time. This is especially true when you role-play a character for months or years. Even for one of my newest characters – Emerald - she’s already had over 2200 tweets. That translates into over 40,000 words! That’s too much for a follower to sort through to learn about a character.
Having a blog for your character – written from the point of view of the character – can be a fantastic tool to help get to know his/her – or a group of characters. It can also help potential fans of your fiction find you (we’ll talk about SEO for your blog another day).
I also use my blogs to help promote other people’s characters and blogs.
I have a blog for each of my main characters. I also have a blog that started off as an individual character blog, but now functions as a group blog for my RPG.
I also wanted to show a blog (not one of mine, but I am using it as an example with the author’s permission) that is quite different from the style I use – but I admire the talent of the blog author and truly love her writing style, and I think it’s quite an effective way to write a character blog.
Let’s start with hers first:
Aria Brisard’s Blog - (Follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ariabrisard )
http://insidetheempire.wordpress.com/
I like this blog because it’s written in prose form – just like a regular story would be. I also enjoy her writing style, and she’s talented. This is an awesome way to write a blog for a character.
Shara’s Blog (Twitter account: http://twitter.com/SharatheOrion ))
http://sharatheorion.wordpress.com/
This blog is written in more like a diary from the character’s point of view. It gives plot summaries and updates.
Navaar’s Blog ( Twitter account: http://twitter.com/_Navaar )
http://navaarstwitterfic.wordpress.com/
This blog started out as an individual character blog, but as people joined Navaar with their own stories and characters, the blog grew into a role-playing group blog. It contains numerous links in both the posts and the sidebars for various characters and blogs. (I am a firm believer in helping others promote their characters/blogs.)
These are just a few examples. Use your own preference and your own style to create a blog that displays your character(s) in the best light.
