tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post2603185475192458341..comments2023-10-24T05:53:13.006-05:00Comments on Something She Wrote: Learning From Your CharactersJanna Leadbetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-42264183010202617522008-09-30T07:08:00.000-05:002008-09-30T07:08:00.000-05:00I discovered with some first edits that my charact...I discovered with some first edits that my character was coming across a little hard-- and I got to wondering if I was that way at times as she had some of my characteristics and I found myself evaluating myself as well as I softened her up some!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-35485430562019489792008-09-29T22:11:00.000-05:002008-09-29T22:11:00.000-05:00Goferit, Josh. ;)ROFLGoferit, Josh. ;)<BR/><BR/>ROFLJanna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-459786292367440812008-09-29T21:51:00.000-05:002008-09-29T21:51:00.000-05:00Joshua, that is a hoot!Joshua, that is a hoot!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-12761886905692003392008-09-29T21:43:00.000-05:002008-09-29T21:43:00.000-05:00note to self: write a story about a man with super...note to self: write a story about a man with superpowers and is a chick magnet<BR/><BR/><BR/>soon.........soon Janna :)Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392363844762406853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-53808082932795568262008-09-29T19:47:00.000-05:002008-09-29T19:47:00.000-05:00I think I most relate to one of my minor character...I think I most relate to one of my minor characters actually, and my main character is just who I would like to be. My minor character is kind of dorky, but with huge self-esteem. I think I am kinda like that. I really believe in myself, but I think I may come off as a no-it all nerd. Perhaps I am learning to be more cool from my main character? (My friends may argue against that theory...)Terra Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631390484934632067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-11173335541219657862008-09-29T16:17:00.000-05:002008-09-29T16:17:00.000-05:00my characters always seem to reflect something abo...my characters always seem to reflect something about me, and sometimes it makes me realize that things I do or say come off a certain way to other people, because that's how my character comes off to me.colbymarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14056535503422186623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-7253702043357621942008-09-29T15:45:00.000-05:002008-09-29T15:45:00.000-05:00Enjoyed this, though I don't have an example nearl...Enjoyed this, though I don't have an example nearly as profound to share since my MC is a fourteen-year-old boy. But he has made me draw on my memories of teenage breakdowns...Rachel Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274442663967438226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-29681747730228218662008-09-29T15:10:00.000-05:002008-09-29T15:10:00.000-05:00Several of the MCs in my fiction novel are intuiti...Several of the MCs in my fiction novel are intuitive; seem to grasp meaning out of the very air. I wonder if "they" are influencing me, or I them? Either way, it's a nice relationship.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-77642903194446358952008-09-29T13:59:00.000-05:002008-09-29T13:59:00.000-05:00My main character, Juzliza, makes me glad I'm done...My main character, Juzliza, makes me glad I'm done with the angst of teenagehood :-).<BR/><BR/>Although it is fun to relive it...Jewel Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614039445924074306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-23625845875477685772008-09-29T12:40:00.000-05:002008-09-29T12:40:00.000-05:00Very, very interesting.I can't think of anything I...Very, very interesting.<BR/><BR/>I can't think of anything I've learned from my characters, but I have definitely become much more sensitive to wordiness, both my own and other people's. It's one of my major failings as a writer, but fortunately a fixable one.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-50514636059980835912008-09-29T12:02:00.000-05:002008-09-29T12:02:00.000-05:00I've noticed a change in how I talk since writing ...I've noticed a change in how I talk since writing my novel. Fortunately I don't talk like my MC (he's got a Spanish accent and his grammar no is so good) but the self-editing of my thoughts has increased. I also get more frustrated with myself when my grammar isn't always spot on.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-21558068807585446172008-09-29T11:40:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:40:00.000-05:00At the beginning of my book, my MC is a pleaser, a...At the beginning of my book, my MC is a pleaser, always wanting to keep the peace. By the end, she's more like me. Not hugely outspoken, but more willing to stand up for herself. Maybe we have learned a bit from each other.WendyCinNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548500219172368038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-17266023856651464442008-09-29T11:29:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:29:00.000-05:00That's a good one, Turkey.Aaron, I think that's aw...That's a good one, Turkey.<BR/><BR/>Aaron, I think that's awesome how the writer and character can interweave like that.<BR/><BR/>Joanne - You've said that so well! I've noticed the same thing... most things I've learned to apply toward my writing have been flowing over into my speech.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-30981553096617238682008-09-29T11:19:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:19:00.000-05:00It's nice that writing helps us grow as people. I...It's nice that writing helps us grow as people. I've found in talking, like you, a change. My self-editing has me saying what I need to say in fewer words. I guess we can't separate the writer from the person.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-69045608317102660932008-09-29T11:01:00.000-05:002008-09-29T11:01:00.000-05:00I think that our characters are reflections of our...I think that our characters are reflections of ourselves and there is always a small piece of us in them. So far, I've worked the opposite, showing my MC that it's okay to be scared and fear, like everything else, does pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1178848256551614320.post-89921732148519450882008-09-29T10:49:00.000-05:002008-09-29T10:49:00.000-05:00The ability to remain calm during times of great a...The ability to remain calm during times of great adversity. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com