tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post790374033313518297..comments2024-03-14T02:21:43.549-07:00Comments on Faeries, Dragons, and Spaceships: I see written people!.Marie Andreashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-31841672439104245292012-10-06T14:04:35.026-07:002012-10-06T14:04:35.026-07:00Thanks Cathryn!:)
That's an excellent point- ...Thanks Cathryn!:)<br /><br />That's an excellent point- writers are never bored- we always have new worlds and characters to explore and visit ;). That is wonderful if folks are asking for more about your characters- you're clearly doing it right!<br />Thanks for coming by and commenting :).Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-66179993318393892302012-10-06T14:01:57.953-07:002012-10-06T14:01:57.953-07:00Hi Alexis! I love that quote! (and may need it f...Hi Alexis! I love that quote! (and may need it for my office as well ;)). I agree, if our characters aren't real to us, how can we make them feel real to a reader?<br /><br />Great comments- thanks for coming by!Marie Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422636765580836358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-74473421684992050332012-10-05T07:01:15.269-07:002012-10-05T07:01:15.269-07:00Marie,
Great post! The title hooked me in with a ...Marie,<br /><br />Great post! The title hooked me in with a grin. <br /><br />I know, right? How do the non-writers around me survive without falling over from sheer boredom? They don't have entire casts of characters trooping around in their minds, to occupy every spare moment. <br /><br />I think the last time I was bored was 1980-something, before I started writing romance. And I can still tell you little anecdotes about every one of my characters; scenes and backstory that didn't make it into their published books.<br /><br />The extreme joy is when readers write to say they want more of my characters, 'cause that means my people are real to them, too.<br /><br />best,<br />Cathryn<br />http://www.cathryncade.comCathryn Cadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714037225684245673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-67808128155070772802012-10-04T12:07:30.719-07:002012-10-04T12:07:30.719-07:00I was chatting with a woman when I was doing a boo...I was chatting with a woman when I was doing a booksigning, and suddenly she gave the strangest look and said, "Your characters are real to you!" <br />Well, yeah. I told her of course they were. They had to be. That if they weren't real to me, then I could never bring them to life in the books. She finally nodded and admitted she'd never thought about a writer's relationship with her characters before.<br /><br />I have a sign on my office wall that sort of sums up how I feel about characters: Madness does not always howl. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,"Hey, is there room in your head for one more?" <br /> <br />Love that--Alexis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946774506785829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-51604688492592493422012-10-04T11:50:11.336-07:002012-10-04T11:50:11.336-07:00Thanks for coming by and commenting Sharon :). I ...Thanks for coming by and commenting Sharon :). I think it's great that while you may forget their names sometimes- you don't forget THEM! :)<br /><br />Thanks for visiting!<br /><br />Marie- at work- going in as annon ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268238247379169028.post-80623639206459429902012-10-03T18:39:08.939-07:002012-10-03T18:39:08.939-07:00So true, Marie. My characters are individuals like...So true, Marie. My characters are individuals like real people are. I tried finding pics that look like my main characters and guess what, I couldn't find any because no one looks like Bane or Henry or Archibald. <br /><br />I don't lean toward one sex over the other. I've written stories with men and women as the main characters. The women leads do tend to have a inner strength that it takes them time to find. The men tend to be widowers and the deaths of their wives have always affected them traumatically. <br /><br />I don't have a problem keeping characters straight, although sometimes when I've been away from a story for awhile and think of something I want to do with the story, I find I can't think of their names. "Oh, that's the blonde guy with the tattoos. Or that's the darkly handsome wizard who's 150 years old, but looks 40." I remember all their back story, all their motivations, but sometimes the names escape me.<br /><br />SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com