Character Sketch ~ Ella

I was mad. I'm still mad.

Lela is a PERFECTLY good name and it sums up her character exACTLY.

But, turns out if you rearrange the letters of Lela, you get Ella. (yes, I too have read Ella Enchanted. It was my favorite book for about 67.5 years)
Why did I change her name? Well, the L name was already called. A writing principle of mine. If you don't want to remember one at the mention of the other, don't use names beginning with the same letter or ones that have the same ending. Comedic writers use this to their advantage sometimes, but unless you're doing that kind of work, (I never will) it's probably best to avoid it.

I promise this is not a post on writing technique. I just had to get that out of my system.
Right, on to business.

Ella is just exactly the kind of character who I can write for fun and not have to worry much about weighty emotions or intense inner conflict. She is just as she appears, honest, transparent, flighty, impulsive. She is gossipy and coquettish, with a general lack of ambition. Candid and kind, she has a way with people, and charms everyone she meets. Were it not for her status as a servant, she would be the belle of every ball. She has classic beauty, blonde and blue-eyed. Her sole goal in life is to enjoy herself and live comfortably. Obviously, with a cushy job at the palace, she manages both quite nicely.

Life

It was only a moment ago that I realized with a shock: I needed to write my next character sketch!!!
Actually, it was more like this:

Me: electronconfiguration1s2s2p3s3p4selectromagneticcoefficientspowersequationstrianglessquarestrigonometryalgebraACTOctober26panickingstudiescrammingknowledgeintomybrain-

Me: I need to blog.

Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! WHYYYYYYY?!?!?!??! WHY GOD?? WHY ME??? I'M ONLY ONE YOUNG GIRL!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! *sobbing hysterically*


That might be a little bit of an exaggeration. I like blogging. I like you guys. But do you ever get that feeling when you're really busy  that every little added thing is weighing you down and smothering you slowly? It's kind of like the sinking of the Titanic. Except way less music and swimming by a raft that could easily hold two people. 

BUT ANYWAYS. I promise I will post the next character sketch soon. Life, as always, is proving rather hectic. Ella is next on the list, and I'm really excited to take an in-depth look at this very lovable, yet shallow character x)



~Margaret