Making Your Horse a Character
Oct. 16th, 2011 02:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithS.A. Bolich gives some general tips and specific examples on the characterization of horses.
Some things I've found useful:
* Get a list of bad and good horse quirks, which appear in some horse books. Pick one of each for a horse you are writing about.
* Use a list of personality traits for humans. A horse can be friendly, pushy, shy, disciplined, lazy, hopeful, greedy, etc. Again, picking the most prominent virtue and vice is helpful for balance.
Some things I've found useful:
* Get a list of bad and good horse quirks, which appear in some horse books. Pick one of each for a horse you are writing about.
* Use a list of personality traits for humans. A horse can be friendly, pushy, shy, disciplined, lazy, hopeful, greedy, etc. Again, picking the most prominent virtue and vice is helpful for balance.
