I had so much fun doing this back in October, figuring out costumes and taking pictures for my characters, and seeing the costumes y’all came up with, that I decided to do another one and make it a monthly challenge – slightly different each time, of course, to keep it interesting!
Any excuse to throw on a costume and take pictures in character, right?
Here are the “guidelines” for this month’s challenge:
This month’s challenge is similar to the one we did back in October. Next month we’ll try something new.
Dress up like one of the characters from a story you’re writing. Or if you’re not a writer, or not currently writing a story, dress up like a character from one of your favorite books. It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate. This isn’t a contest or anything like that. Just something to help you understand your character better.
Then take a picture of yourself in said costume (and in character – i.e. if your character is prone to scowling, don’t smile in the picture!) and post it on your blog, or facebook, or somewhere online on Friday, February 8th.
Click here to see an example of a previous costume post. (I’ll admit, I went a wee bit overboard and did all three main characters from my current WIP! You don’t have to do that of course…)
You can write a little bit about your character too, or if it’s a character from someone else’s book, tell us why you chose that character!
Then hop over here and post a comment on my “Characters in Costume” post and I’ll stop by and see your costume! :)
Be sure to share this challenge with all your writing/reading friends. The more people who participate, the more fun it is!
Leave a comment if you’re interested in participating.
To find out more about the monthly challenge, check out the Characters in Costume Page.
Mary Ruth Pursselley says
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I'm so glad you're doing this again! I'll definitely be participating and announcing this on my blog!
Stephanie Morrill says
Oh, this is SO fun, Gillian!
Gillian Adams says
Mary – Yes, please do! The more people we can get to participate, the more fun it'll be! :)
Bethany says
Sounds like fun! If I can just come up with costumes…
Hannah says
I would love to participate in a later month when I have time to prepare! I'm currently working on notes for the newest work in progress so perhaps when I start that one, I can delve into my character with you guys a bit!
Tiffany Jane says
I think I used up most of my characters last time :D (well I have a lot more…)
Gillian Adams says
Bethany – Doesn't have to be anything too elaborate. Could be as simple as a hat your character would wear. ;)
Hannah – You should dress up like Gwen! :D
Tiffany – Oh dear! Hmmm, well, I guess you could always dress up like the same character again…
Hannah says
Oh that would be fun! I might have to do that one time. Or you could! Or we could both do our own takes of the character. I can't wait to see all the wonderful costumes!
Emily says
This is such a cool idea!!! I'll link up very soon!
Gillian Adams says
Sweet, Emily! We'd love to have you join us! :)