Comments on: real live characters

By: Steph T.

Steph T. — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:40:48 +0000

Jerri - My mom reads the blog entries like this and just says, I don’t understand. Then again, she’s not really supposed to, I guess.

At least they ‘tell’ us, Linda! I guess the alpha stubborness is a help!

Amie - I am Linda Howard fangirl…

Lynn - I do know other authors who feel the way Meg does - and that’s cool if it works for them. I say, whatever gets you through the WIP is what counts!

LOL, Lis!!! I like that -

Dear Editor -

The plot holes are all my character’s fault - I know better…

By: Lis

Lis — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:53:37 +0000

I agree with you and Linda and everyone else. There’s just no way I’d write myself into that many corners lol

By: Lynn Matherly

Lynn Matherly — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:06:51 +0000

While technically Meg Cabot may be right, I prefer to think of it the same way you, Amie, Linda, and Jerri do. Otherwise, it feels like I’m forcing a round telephone pole into a square telephone outlet plug!

By: Amie Stuart

Amie Stuart — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:53:16 +0000

Even if it’s a manifestation of our subconscious (how’s that for big words? ) I totally subscribe to the Linda Howard school of thought. And I have a thing for T and J names LOL

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:44:23 +0000

Makes perfect sense. Characters are the key to any great book. If you have a fantastic plot and meh characters, who wants to read that?

And I so get the “so-and-so wouldn’t do that” — I had rewrites come to a screeching halt this summer because I was trying to shove a certain male character in a direction that his personality wouldn’t go. Once I backed up and reworked it to his character, no problem.

By: Jerri

Jerri — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:37:41 +0000

I totally understand what you’re saying, Steph. People think I’m a like off when I say one of my characters told me this or that. But they are real to me too.