Seth talks about the big difference between characters on a stage or tv (with actors) and on the page where we need to create the actors whole cloth.
The big difference is that when you’re talking about TV or even theater there are actors on the screen or on the stage and there’s a background, a setting. As fiction writers, on the page we can’t get around the fact that we have to create the setting and the characters completely. Part of what Frank Conroy talks about at the Writers’ Workshop is enabling there to be enough description so the reader can use some of his or her own experiences to bake in their own images and co-create with the writer.
But, there’s got to be a minimum of clear, visual information. Often writers underestimate how much of this is needed. Folks come in thinking that just a small amount of info is needed. With some pushing they’ll start to put in more visual details and then the writing becomes so much more effective for readers!
Also, what I’ve found is that it becomes more fun to write. AND the writer gets more engaged with the text and connected to the characters. It just works out so much better when you push to see more of the scene work as you write and force yourself to get it down on the page.
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