Greetings From Florida!

(x-posted from First Edition)
I liked the title of Steph’s post yesterday so much that I’ve decided to steal it and run with it. I’m not above petty thievery.lol. Although, my post has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I’m writing to you from Florida. In fact, the more I contemplate this plan of action the more I’m sure this post will be disappointing. I don’t really have a writing topic to discuss today but I will pervert this post so thoroughly that by the end it will sound like one. Promise.

I went to see The Dark Knight last night and I can’t put too much emphasis on how phenomenal it was. I love Christian Bale anyway, but Christian Bale in a Batman costume and kicking butt? *sigh*. Heath Ledger also brought down the house with a, as you’ve most likely heard, powerhouse performance. In fact EVERY supporting character was fleshed out and truly added a full-bodied feel to the piece(imagine an Eloisa James novel here).

Now, I never saw Batman Begins but that didn’t stop me from falling in love with this movie.It had deep undercurrents(what makes a hero?) and strong emotion(Ah, young love!). I still totally think Batman and Rachel are the best couple out of all of the comic book movies thus far(although, I don’t think she was in the comic books).

I wanted to watch this movie again just so I could savor how good it was.

And now for how I’m going to twist this post into a writing topic. Batman was a great film for character study. I was so in love with every character-except for with the joker it was more a ‘love to hate’ vibe. So this week I’m giving out homework: go watch the Dark Knight and call me in the morning *g*. It really can’t help but assist your writing. My brother and I stayed up for hours dissecting this movie after it was done. It will definitely inspire you. (And if not, at least you won’t have wasted money on something like Glitter).

So, I have two questions for you this week: What inspires you? And how do you make your characters into real seeming people?