tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post1935128062652001557..comments2024-03-12T05:11:42.096-07:00Comments on Write of Passage: Character DevelopmentLinda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-62026075280543451352011-03-20T21:23:01.696-07:002011-03-20T21:23:01.696-07:00Hi Tony, Nice to meet you too! Thank you for poppi...Hi Tony, Nice to meet you too! Thank you for popping over. And, for your comments about talking with their voice. I completely understand, and do that too. It's a great way to get into their head.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-81751619726660944262011-03-20T21:21:31.596-07:002011-03-20T21:21:31.596-07:00Thanks Sonja! Keep shuddering...it gets worse. I l...Thanks Sonja! Keep shuddering...it gets worse. I lose my M every once in awhile too!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-14648275083596664842011-03-20T21:20:07.266-07:002011-03-20T21:20:07.266-07:00Thank you Elisabeth! Yes... we do have a morbid cu...Thank you Elisabeth! Yes... we do have a morbid curiosity for sure. I told him he had a smart wife and to listen to her...now I can tell you the same thing about him. Thanks for the comment!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-87442203191268974802011-03-20T21:18:51.139-07:002011-03-20T21:18:51.139-07:00Thank you Melissa. This guy is really sick. Now ev...Thank you Melissa. This guy is really sick. Now everyone will believe it. Yeah.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-75655803663755440532011-03-20T21:17:33.030-07:002011-03-20T21:17:33.030-07:00Lorelei, Thank you so much! I really appreciate yo...Lorelei, Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-53993309635688714712011-03-20T21:16:56.841-07:002011-03-20T21:16:56.841-07:00Erica, you are so right! He does do really bad thi...Erica, you are so right! He does do really bad things. Now we can all believe it. Poor kitty for sure! Thanks for the comment!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-48618314400380288542011-03-19T16:44:00.597-07:002011-03-19T16:44:00.597-07:00I think character building is the most challenging...I think character building is the most challenging and most exciting part of writing. I love exploring my characters and getting to know them. I think of it like acting. I have to be able to talk with their voice. <br /><br />Just popped over from Carolina's blog to say hello, and follow. Good to meet you.Tony Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798586432645889182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-55644379645686230152011-03-19T15:57:55.279-07:002011-03-19T15:57:55.279-07:00That was supposed to be "big time". LOLThat was supposed to be "big time". LOLSonia G Medeiroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769867586033748973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-24213562680940854742011-03-19T15:56:58.752-07:002011-03-19T15:56:58.752-07:00I'm shuddering big ti e but I want to know mor...I'm shuddering big ti e but I want to know more!Sonia G Medeiroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769867586033748973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-12996790046142837932011-03-19T09:00:09.376-07:002011-03-19T09:00:09.376-07:00Karlene, I think you nailed it right on the spot. ...Karlene, I think you nailed it right on the spot. My husband always says that you need a bit of shock factor to grab your audience's attention. Don't scare them away, but just shock them a little bit to get them hooked and to keep reading. People have a natural, morbid curiosity. I think you just did a perfect job of grabbing that curiosity by the nose... now you only need to lead the reader where you want with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-86762482733019666982011-03-18T16:42:05.621-07:002011-03-18T16:42:05.621-07:00Talk about building character. Very nice! If you&#...Talk about building character. Very nice! If you're story is dark and your character is this disturbed, I say go with it. This is what makes a story great! :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12960493353454007017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-76737894498521920302011-03-18T15:41:46.251-07:002011-03-18T15:41:46.251-07:00Great when the ideas come. You used your writer...Great when the ideas come. You used your writer's mind to get to the core of your character. Job well done! <br /><br />Now, what else you got?Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-76250023910407828272011-03-18T14:24:16.718-07:002011-03-18T14:24:16.718-07:00Also, I'm assuming he goes on to do much worse...Also, I'm assuming he goes on to do much worse things, so killing the kitty is probably a good lead-in to that. (poor kitty)<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-23769279285707745762011-03-18T12:55:48.944-07:002011-03-18T12:55:48.944-07:00Oh Thank you Michale! That is exactly what I wante...Oh Thank you Michale! That is exactly what I wanted... the belief they could do anything. And he does. Thank you!!!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-52198414721338197642011-03-18T12:55:08.739-07:002011-03-18T12:55:08.739-07:00Thank you Heather! No... she doesn't. She just...Thank you Heather! No... she doesn't. She just loves animals. But I was thinking that most little kids who kill animals for joy, turn out to take up that game in adulthood. You're right... good for the genre. And, no detail beyond that. Thank you!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-55815505756546639732011-03-18T12:53:42.740-07:002011-03-18T12:53:42.740-07:00Ah Stina, Thank you!!! Not Mr. Kitty Whiskers. Thi...Ah Stina, Thank you!!! Not Mr. Kitty Whiskers. This gives me hope I'm on the right path.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-53287919475200409582011-03-18T12:52:49.258-07:002011-03-18T12:52:49.258-07:00Thank you Sarah! I hope it was great advice. It to...Thank you Sarah! I hope it was great advice. It took me weeks to think of it. :)Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-64160112454570317072011-03-18T12:52:11.715-07:002011-03-18T12:52:11.715-07:00Thanks Linda... but you read the story. This is no...Thanks Linda... but you read the story. This is not what it's about. But, it does show what Bill is capable of. That's what I want the reader to know. But not at the expense they won't read it. Hmmmm.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-91819733730368172312011-03-18T12:51:05.190-07:002011-03-18T12:51:05.190-07:00Kayeleen, Thank you for the great comment. Yes, th...Kayeleen, Thank you for the great comment. Yes, the little things. But remember... it's okay to corrupt our kids. Payback for the teenage years.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-91433165136704421432011-03-18T11:37:20.103-07:002011-03-18T11:37:20.103-07:00Karlene,
That is really disturbing... Any person ...Karlene,<br /><br />That is really disturbing... Any person that could bury anything alive is not all there.... SO excellent job. It sent shivers up my spine...<br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-71400030570018761092011-03-18T11:05:02.830-07:002011-03-18T11:05:02.830-07:00Sociopath? No way. Just sightly misunderstood. ;)
...Sociopath? No way. Just sightly misunderstood. ;)<br /><br />Great job! In my future WIP (already outlined), the antagonist kills Mr. Kitty Whiskers (just not in the first chapter). So no, I don't think it's too much.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-22711771898379953522011-03-18T10:42:30.899-07:002011-03-18T10:42:30.899-07:00I don't think it's too dark at all Karlene...I don't think it's too dark at all Karlene. His character is dark and it reflects that perfectly. However, you don't have to go into great detail. You can lead up to it but not 'show' when he actually does it. The real question is, does Kalimar read intense thrillers? If it isn't her genre then I wouldn't worry. The scene fits for a thriller.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-91119158182345366942011-03-18T10:26:05.308-07:002011-03-18T10:26:05.308-07:00Great post and great advice! Thanks for this :)
S...Great post and great advice! Thanks for this :)<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-1914866845139750572011-03-18T10:12:49.575-07:002011-03-18T10:12:49.575-07:00You just need to write for your audience, Karlene....You just need to write for your audience, Karlene. I don't have the stomach for this kind of thing, but that doesn't mean there isn't a huge audience that does. (Remember in the Hawaii workshop when I kept being horrified by people's violence--brothers killing sisters etc.? and Bill told me I had to get a grip and had to let some killing happen in my ms? Well, he was right, but I also might have needed a less 'deadly' orientation than a thriller workshop!) We're not all the same, and there are audiences for most of us, thank goodness!Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001433214194860481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-56287375321178172142011-03-18T09:59:23.407-07:002011-03-18T09:59:23.407-07:00I think it's the little things that tell us ab...I think it's the little things that tell us about a character. An example from my every day life, I like Miracle Whip. My husband likes mayo. When I make a sandwich for the kids using Miracle Whip, he tells me I'm corrupting my kids and we both laugh. I don't have to tell you he's a funny guy who likes to tease. I just give an example of a time when he does that.Kayeleen Hamblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652280450104899423noreply@blogger.com