by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
Writers build worlds, fantasies and complicated stories with people, places and animals. We use details to bring a location or emotional event alive. One way we build our characters is by describing their physical characteristics and values through their actions.
This past week I watched a video done by Dove which illustrates how we see ourselves as individuals and how others see us differently. This is a fascinating video clip. The forensic artist does an amazing job. He mentioned in another video clip on the DoveUnitedStates YouTube channel that he could tell when women didn’t like part of their appearance, they lightly touched on it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk&feature=share&list=PL0BRaXBPJ6iZMJoRM9TFRc2Mq4d0KmKqZ
Watch this wonderful piece of work and see what you think. How we describe our characters and ourselves may not be how the world sees either of us. Women have a particular challenge with this with the fashion and advertising industries. What’s important is each writer’s and character’s heart. What do you think?
Enlightening video. Self image is so vital to a writer’s creativity and success. Something to think long and hard about.