Seven Days 8.30am

Ever tried to create a character ?  Ever wondered if it would be easy or not? Shouldn’t be that complicated, right?
 
Well, actually, I haven’t found it difficult as such. But these characters, they have started to take over. They make demands on me as I begin to get to know them and understand them. Things happened in their lives which demand that I sit up and take note. In particular, I suddenly find myself noting that an even in one character’s life has a knock-on effect on another character. Suddenly life becomes more complicated. A bit like real-life really.
 
I thought I was in charge. I had my plot, I knew what I wanted them to do. Just needed to find and name and a physical description, right?
 
Wrong. You and me, we are more than the sum of our physical surface. We are more than atoms flying around. We have personalities. We have conflicts, likes, dislikes, hang-ups, past and baggage. So do characters.
 
One of them demanded to be given a son yesterday evening. Now that one wasn’t planned, but I like her having a son. The problem is, now I need to know who the son is, his name, what he looks like, his age and what his little character is all about. Does he play happily alone, is he well-behaved or is he the school bully? Does he win every race at sports day or is he more of a geek, preferring play station action to rough and tumble?
 
So here I am. I’m not ready today and I doubt I would really be ready for quite a while. These little fellows have taken over and they are showing me what they want instead of me showing them. I will try to shape up, but this first draft of KoL will definitely be flawed, because I need to know the players more before I can tell you about them properly.
 
 
With all that then, I have just one question:
 
How on earth did God create the world in seven days?