tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post1899881531862278504..comments2023-09-29T01:36:09.155-07:00Comments on Stories to Share: Great Authors Make Great CharactersTess Julia http://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-42658098437879565532012-01-27T04:41:32.235-08:002012-01-27T04:41:32.235-08:00Thanks for stopping by and joining my blog! I don...Thanks for stopping by and joining my blog! I don't know that author- I'll have to check her out. Thanks for the tip!Tess Julia https://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-26707780609175398732012-01-26T16:30:53.897-08:002012-01-26T16:30:53.897-08:00Visiting from the BBQ. :)
Characters are integral...Visiting from the BBQ. :)<br /><br />Characters are integral to a story. One author I consider a role model in that respect is Kristin Cashore; I love her protagonists.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-6851597928169799722012-01-26T14:13:26.938-08:002012-01-26T14:13:26.938-08:00Thanks for visiting my blog! Practice is importan...Thanks for visiting my blog! Practice is important, I agree. Writing will never be improved upon without working at the skills that create worthwhile works.Tess Julia https://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-12149767869256592582012-01-26T14:03:56.460-08:002012-01-26T14:03:56.460-08:00Came over from Lynda's BBQ. Nice meeting you, ...Came over from Lynda's BBQ. Nice meeting you, Honey. :)<br /><br />Great topic. I think it's something we can get better at with practice. Learning to make characters more memorable and real is takes great skill.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-47927195115933187932012-01-26T05:10:46.320-08:002012-01-26T05:10:46.320-08:00Wow! You all made my morning! I just dragged mys...Wow! You all made my morning! I just dragged myself home after a 12 hour shift last night, and then I saw I had 4 comments waiting!<br /> <br />Lynda- On time and thought put into characters, that's what takes a writer to new levels.<br /><br />The Writing Hour- I like that idea of a chart/biography. It sounds like a great way to start the process of building characters.<br /><br />S.P. Bowers- I haven't read anything by Anne Tyler, I'll have to check her out. Thanks for the tip!<br /><br />Ashley Nixon- Thanks for joining my blog and for the compliment! I try to see people I know in my life, and then I write them into a character and have them react in ways I think their personality would.Tess Julia https://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-29384741440995712942012-01-25T17:59:30.556-08:002012-01-25T17:59:30.556-08:00ohh, lovely post!
I think...I really think my char...ohh, lovely post!<br />I think...I really think my characters come to life in their dialogue. They also have unique ways of reacting to things. I mean, they do things I don't want them to do! And they won't let me change it. I'm not sure, because people write all different ways, but for me, I know my characters are real when I can't change what they're doing. Lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503400522084515874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-52564750120142672122012-01-25T15:44:15.064-08:002012-01-25T15:44:15.064-08:00Characters are so important. I have lots of frien...Characters are so important. I have lots of friends that are fictional. I'd have to think about which authors are best but you named a couple I'd probably come up with. I love Anne Tyler's characters.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-16884391283489102652012-01-25T15:26:10.914-08:002012-01-25T15:26:10.914-08:00This is so true, it really takes away from the sto...This is so true, it really takes away from the story for me if the characters aren't well developed. I sort of do a character chart/ biography type thing for my MCs because if I don't know them well, there is no way the reader is going to.The Writing Hour.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11291528224439435300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-1119360046275693922012-01-25T11:53:08.939-08:002012-01-25T11:53:08.939-08:00Writing three dimensional characters takes time an...Writing three dimensional characters takes time and thought. It's so worth it in the end though. I love those complex, yet real characters.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-78812722841516522492012-01-25T09:14:04.257-08:002012-01-25T09:14:04.257-08:00I agree, I'm looking forward to reading one of...I agree, I'm looking forward to reading one of your books!Tess Julia https://www.blogger.com/profile/17850176812284692371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315590614767346504.post-64163241687715524332012-01-25T09:02:03.307-08:002012-01-25T09:02:03.307-08:00This is number one for me.
The story is my charac...This is number one for me. <br />The story is my characters story, so I really have to get to know them well to do it justice.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.com