A couple of weeks ago, Lorelle on WordPress posted a blogging challenge to promote your blog as a movie. I chose to attempt it with my personal blog because I can’t really see any of the blogs here making any sort of screenplay. (I couldn’t actually see it with my personal blog, either, which turned out to be fine. Lorelle thought it could try its hand at being a television series.)
I thought about that for a bit. What would my personal blog look like as a television series? I didn’t think about it too long, because another question came up very quickly: What kind of main character would I be? As the author of my personal blog, I’d have to be the main character. My inner writer mulled over that for a bit.
To be a good main character, the character must have a goal and an obstacle to work around. I’m still trying to define both for myself (I’m in a transition stage.), except what I’m trying to define is a career direction and what’s keeping me from getting where I want to be (my obstacles).
If you’re trying to change jobs or career, do you notice a similar pattern in your life? Interesting, huh?
What makes characters so interesting is that they can parallel life so well at times. I’m now trying to give some thought to developing myself as a character to help clarify my goals and obstacles. I’m not trying to fictionalize myself, just trying to honestly appraise my situation through an unusual tool. Try it yourself. Let me know how it goes.
