tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post703216937173663428..comments2024-03-28T08:14:28.881-04:00Comments on Authoress: Friday FricasseeAuthoresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223228949688667517noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-72014799069309352872014-01-30T02:50:20.431-05:002014-01-30T02:50:20.431-05:00Sorry, not all of Canada is cold... here in Vancou...Sorry, not all of Canada is cold... here in Vancouver, I'm walking my dog in a t-shirt and my barefoot shoes.<br /><br />yes, pants too... :)1000th.monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835988128285459745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-35017100570024771922014-01-26T21:59:52.743-05:002014-01-26T21:59:52.743-05:00I love my characters because, too often, they'...I love my characters because, too often, they're who I would love to be. Granted, me being that person would often require magic, considerably more bravery, and the occasional disregard for my own safety and well-being, but still. The chance to be them for a while, to live those other lives while I write them down, it makes everything worth it.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-82147337708353929832014-01-26T16:32:21.355-05:002014-01-26T16:32:21.355-05:00I like what Jocelyn and zolosolo said. For my firs...I like what Jocelyn and zolosolo said. For my first ms, the story came first, or at least the idea of the story. As my mind gnawed on the idea the characters have changed and developed and then taken the story in places I didn't think it would go...at least not originally.<br /><br />Then as I challenged myself to write more, I tried to develop an MC character opposite of my first. Could I do it? Over time and lots of staring at the wall with great music playing, the character, her talents, flaws and motivations became more corporeal.<br /><br />A few more manuscripts are in the back of my head, trying to be born, and the characters within them are growing and becoming more "real". Lots of fun!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324491231695823916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-1897658341933922902014-01-26T14:30:45.336-05:002014-01-26T14:30:45.336-05:00I love my characters and in fact I'm surrounde...I love my characters and in fact I'm surrounded by them daily. Then again I did take many traits from my family and morphed them into my characters. And by the way I, like my nephilim characters, hate the cold too! For more about my cold hating, sticky handed, soda burping, hot dog hiding boys check out Mason Davis and the Rise of the Storm Makers. Available on Amazon and Barnes and Nobles. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637368340843363231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-17536541838565747812014-01-26T00:05:01.305-05:002014-01-26T00:05:01.305-05:00Because the characters are like our babies, our br...Because the characters are like our babies, our brain children. They are extensions of who we are, our ideas, our thoughts, etc. They are precious because we made them. They are ours and we are theirs, even if they are imaginary. Rosienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-11745665236283730302014-01-25T00:33:35.101-05:002014-01-25T00:33:35.101-05:00I just had a character spring full-blown into my c...I just had a character spring full-blown into my consciousness last night (and she wouldn't get out, until I drew her and wrote down about 8 scenarios for her!) She's like me, but of course, different, in that she has "qualities" that make her vent all MY frustrations for me, because she's experiencing them, as well. She's going back years for me, already. I absolutely adore her. I can't imagine life without her, now, really.Melani Grubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893000925289657774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-63733657684051716922014-01-24T22:19:26.777-05:002014-01-24T22:19:26.777-05:00I'm always cold. Always. Winter just means I...I'm always cold. Always. Winter just means I'm more cold.<br /><br />Zara PenneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-66452760631432967472014-01-24T19:01:36.424-05:002014-01-24T19:01:36.424-05:00First I have to say that you reminded me that I...First I have to say that you reminded me that I've wanted fingerless gloves -- soft flexible ones that would be suitable for typing -- for years! (I have RSI issues in my hands from too many years of typing and ten-key, and I think it would feel better if I kept them warm.) <br /><br />But most of the ones I've seen are the bulky wool ones intended for outdoor activities, and I have such small hands I don't think that would work very well -- though it might make for some interesting typing errors! So I think that's lovely that Jodi makes mitts with writers in mind. (Your 'imposters' are cute, too -- gotta love the color. :)<br /><br />As far as loving your characters -- oh, absolutely! I'll readily admit to that. And I have so many books that I conceived of when I was just a kid, there are many characters who've been part of my life for most of my life. Also, as others have said, it's inevitable that we incorporate parts of ourselves and the people around us into our characters.<br /><br />Since my stories are always character-driven, with a strong emphasis on the protagonists' psychological experiences, those characters are fully developed and three-dimensional -- they're not abstract figures. And of course I know their thoughts and experiences intimately -- so in that sense they're like friends who confide everything in me!<br /><br />So I'm sure it makes me sound like a 'batty' eccentric writer, but some of my characters are probably more real to me than a lot of people I've encountered in the 'real world.' ;)L.C. McGeheehttp://lcmcgehee.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-68007531927035561312014-01-24T15:37:08.925-05:002014-01-24T15:37:08.925-05:00I believe we are attached to our characters becaus...I believe we are attached to our characters because many of them have a little part of us in them. Many of the characters that I have written about either human or creatures of the forest all have some traits of family, friends or foes in their identities and soul. As I started to write about my characters, the more I wrote, the more they became a part of me and took me to places beyond anything I could imagine.RAGreysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-85353979878410966732014-01-24T14:00:52.690-05:002014-01-24T14:00:52.690-05:00I think we're attached to them because they he...I think we're attached to them because they help us sort out the world, and because in some sense, they are real, somewhere else--maybe not in this world, but they're real sparks and sequences of neurons, and our identities are really just sparks and sequences of neurons with bodies around them, so honestly, they're not as unreal as all that, are they? Petre Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116806277306186024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-53754428852025387192014-01-24T13:58:39.637-05:002014-01-24T13:58:39.637-05:00Turns out children the world over had it right all...Turns out children the world over had it right all along- It's perfectly natural to have imaginary friends ;)zolosolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330948524013339225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-26948939050733574272014-01-24T13:25:35.596-05:002014-01-24T13:25:35.596-05:00We're attached to our characters because they&...We're attached to our characters because they're parts of us, the authors. Perhaps the parts we like, hate, are ashamed of, or feel proud of. We can put these characters on the page and make them overcome the hurdles we couldn't, suffer pains we didn't think we were strong enough to endure, take chances we would never dare to. And while we watch these pieces of ourselves live in our created world, it makes us face who we truly are and realize who we wish to be.Jocelyn Adamshttp://joceadams.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3615675676021392217.post-60794257206678344502014-01-24T12:37:51.958-05:002014-01-24T12:37:51.958-05:00I have a stash of fingerless gloves--office, car, ...I have a stash of fingerless gloves--office, car, several colors and thicknesses. Those and scarves and Cuddle Duds get me though the winter. <br /><br />Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.com