Here’s an
interesting character—
This guy decides
to build his dream home.
So, he
picks a spot at the very edge of civilization and draws up the plans. The home
will face away from civilization and
toward the wild places
beyond — he loves
the wild places, after all.
Sure, it’s
going to be really tough to get water to this hilltop beauty — big deal.
The water
issue is a trivial matter, but the precise measurements of this house are not.
Some of his
plans specify measurements to seven decimal points!
Yeah, we’re
talking millionths of an inch.
And, by the
way, it's impossible to measure anything with that degree of accuracy.
No matter,
he spends ALL of his spare time working on the house to get it just right.
Sure, he
does other things as well. In fact, he often brags that in fifty years the sun
has never caught him in bed.
He spends every
one of those fifty years working on his house.
Sadly, he
dies before it’s finished.
Details
make an impression, don’t they?
So, what do
you think of this guy?
Can you
picture him?
The right
kind of details can provide your readers with interesting insights into the
people that people your books.
So, use
them well.
By the way,
that quirky man above—
Third U.S.
President,
Thomas
Jefferson.
PROMPT: Make a list of your character’s
quirks today. Then sprinkle as needed to spice up your book.
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