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Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books

I was talking to some very interesting English literature professors this weekend and discovered an area where academics and authors are on completely different pages. It’s this: where authors get their characters. Many moons ago I studied English literature at university. I remember it as a vast journey that started with Icelandic sagas and Beowulf… Continue reading Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books…
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#Howtowriteabook #bookreview #books #charactersinfiction #Chaucer

Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books

I was talking to some very interesting English literature professors this weekend and discovered an area where academics and authors are on completely different pages. It’s this: where authors get their characters. Many moons ago I studied English literature at university. I remember it as a vast journey that started with Icelandic sagas and Beowulf… Continue reading Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books…
https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/where-do-you-get-ideas-for-characters-why-you-must-look-at-life-not-just-books/

#Howtowriteabook #bookreview #books #charactersinfiction #Chaucer

Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books

I was talking to some very interesting English literature professors this weekend and discovered an area where academics and authors are on completely different pages. It’s this: where authors get their characters. Many moons ago I studied English literature at university. I remember it as a vast journey that started with Icelandic sagas and Beowulf… Continue reading Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books…
https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/where-do-you-get-ideas-for-characters-why-you-must-look-at-life-not-just-books/

#Howtowriteabook #bookreview #books #charactersinfiction #Chaucer

Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books

I was talking to some very interesting English literature professors this weekend and discovered an area where academics and authors are on completely different pages. It’s this: where authors get their characters. Many moons ago I studied English literature at university. I remember it as a vast journey that started with Icelandic sagas and Beowulf… Continue reading Where do you get ideas for characters? Why you must look at life, not just books…
https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/where-do-you-get-ideas-for-characters-why-you-must-look-at-life-not-just-books/

#Howtowriteabook #bookreview #books #charactersinfiction #Chaucer

It's a circuitous route via Greek, Latin, Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Shakespeare (and others) to get from Pandaros in the Iliad to "pander" in English.

#TheIliad #Greek #Latin #Boccaccio #Chaucer #Shakespeare #Pandaros #pander #etymology

https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2025/12/21/how-an-obscure-character-in-the-iliad-gave-us-the-english-word-pander/

The sculptured facade of Bristol's Central Library.

The panel on the left contains Chaucer, and representations of his characters.
The middle panel represents a bunch of saints.
The right-hand panel has King Alfred & several early medieval figures.

(Don't forget to look up)
#photography #Bristol #CentralLibrary #Chaucer #saints #Alfred #sculpture