tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post2578914529129257316..comments2023-10-30T04:46:19.897-07:00Comments on Adventures That Score!: C is for ... CharacterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694966948181862580noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-7001284704520036092011-04-05T04:58:17.787-07:002011-04-05T04:58:17.787-07:00Sylvia ~ Thanks for stopping by!
Summaiyah ~ I ag...Sylvia ~ Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Summaiyah ~ I agree with you.<br /><br />JL&B ~ I can not write poetry. When authors come to our press with a poetry manuscript, I cringe. I'm getting better at helping them, but could never attempt it on my own. I like the canvas of chapter books.<br /><br />Dawn ~ If I can't get into the character by the end of chapter 3, I put the book down. Because I read so much for my job, my personal choices for reading need to capture me. If they don't, I'm done. I never used to be like that - I'd always commit to the book, even if I wasn't enjoying it. Now, however, my time is more valuable and I want to read books that engage me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694966948181862580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-41547048319289763452011-04-04T23:35:03.344-07:002011-04-04T23:35:03.344-07:00This is very true. Characters are so important. Th...This is very true. Characters are so important. The one book I have read lately that I really had an issue with was a problem mostly because of the main character. If I have issues liking to a certain degree or at least caring about the main character, it makes it difficult to keep reading. I like to know characters, to follow their stories. Though I have a slight issue with names too. I need to know the character's name in the beginning. If I'm three chapters in and I can't remember the main character's name (especially in first person) then it's a problem for me.Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-56157529240400911252011-04-04T23:23:13.723-07:002011-04-04T23:23:13.723-07:00Nice blog, great post..
I have tried (and FAILED)...Nice blog, great post.. <br />I have tried (and FAILED) to write stories longer than 5,000 words, finding that I live better in the poetry world, but your tips are worthy of giving myself another try... Thank you for that !<br /><br />It was great to see you at our blog, happy that you enjoyed yourself there, hope to see you often !<br />JL&BJL Dodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713220952100680871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-28481846881194796082011-04-04T19:40:50.242-07:002011-04-04T19:40:50.242-07:00I have so many favorites it is hard to choose. I g...I have so many favorites it is hard to choose. I guess its more of the characters' characteristics that draws me in.Summaiyah Hyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142946819088701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-32937624712033725332011-04-04T19:34:15.650-07:002011-04-04T19:34:15.650-07:00Margo, i agree...the characters in my head are cha...Margo, i agree...the characters in my head are chattering so loud right now I can't think of my favorite childhood book character :) <br />Fun blog, I'll be back....<br />http://www.sylviebranch.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272573103711249420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-88537914789330798282011-04-04T19:25:37.373-07:002011-04-04T19:25:37.373-07:00Joyce~ Yes, Anne Shirley was one of my favorites a...Joyce~ Yes, Anne Shirley was one of my favorites as well.<br /><br />Catherine~ Nice to see you here!<br /><br />K.C.~ Alice in Wonderland was a book that I read over and over again as a child. Guess it was the whole escape-from-reality that drew me in!<br /><br />D.U. ~ Yes, interaction is so important between characters. Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Margo~ Ha, ha! Love it! I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one with that affliction. We couldn't be writers if we didn't have those characters though, right? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694966948181862580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-51383829157693358612011-04-04T16:36:00.037-07:002011-04-04T16:36:00.037-07:00My favorite characters are the ones currently livi...My favorite characters are the ones currently living in my head. :)<br /><br />Great post!Margo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474612650116392270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-70678589164796382932011-04-04T15:03:28.056-07:002011-04-04T15:03:28.056-07:00Nice - and how they speak and interact with differ...Nice - and how they speak and interact with different characters is key, too. Cool post.D. U. Okonkwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900694425526387930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-81973575239280735562011-04-04T14:54:06.028-07:002011-04-04T14:54:06.028-07:00I so agree: character is key!
As to my favourite...I so agree: character is key! <br /><br />As to my favourite? It's so difficult to choose ... maybe Alice (the one in Wonderland)?K.C. Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04047055661710059161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-25458479760431236622011-04-04T14:20:15.517-07:002011-04-04T14:20:15.517-07:00Very nice post. Stopping by from A to Z challenge....Very nice post. Stopping by from A to Z challenge. I'm happy to follow a fellow writer.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900383840255608898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-48064643863546386922011-04-04T12:24:53.875-07:002011-04-04T12:24:53.875-07:00Anne Shirley from the Anne of Green Gables series....Anne Shirley from the Anne of Green Gables series..she's still my favorite!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-16141219330428657652011-04-04T12:21:34.756-07:002011-04-04T12:21:34.756-07:00Katie & Kim ~ I enjoyed Laura Ingalls as well ...Katie & Kim ~ I enjoyed Laura Ingalls as well growing up!<br /><br />Mooderino~ Yes, wouldn't it be nice if there were like that?!<br /><br />Madeleine~ I so do miss those pesky felines, but our dog will have to do. Character is something that I think a lot of writers automatically think about for C. It was nice to see others today that weren't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694966948181862580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-58884284154865938402011-04-04T06:54:16.455-07:002011-04-04T06:54:16.455-07:00Vicky Austin, from the Madeleine L'Engle's...Vicky Austin, from the Madeleine L'Engle's books, and Laura Ingalls. I was not a big fan of Nancy Drew, but enjoyed Enid Blighton's characters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043343266289395628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-43496818031815692132011-04-04T06:17:50.172-07:002011-04-04T06:17:50.172-07:00Great points. I toyed with the idea of writing abo...Great points. I toyed with the idea of writing about character, but couldn't resist talking about cats. Being allergic to anything is absolutely no fun, so I commiserate with your family. :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-2671611162200569842011-04-04T05:51:32.303-07:002011-04-04T05:51:32.303-07:00Atticus Finch, that's how I thought men should...Atticus Finch, that's how I thought men should be, cool, principled and a dead-eye shot. Sadly turns out not that many around.<br />regards<br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815891608238329810.post-24103836972328129262011-04-04T05:48:21.550-07:002011-04-04T05:48:21.550-07:00I loved Laura Ingalls growing up, Cassie from LJ S...I loved Laura Ingalls growing up, Cassie from LJ Smith's the secret circle, Harry Potter (ofcourse) and pretty much all of Kristan Higgan's characters.Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.com