tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2336039604905994767..comments2024-03-29T03:03:52.813-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Creating Original ProtagonistsDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-46781895031310509912016-06-24T20:56:48.208-06:002016-06-24T20:56:48.208-06:00Thanks, Eve. I'm glad you enjoy them.Thanks, Eve. I'm glad you enjoy them.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-48310244440181413882016-06-24T19:15:36.688-06:002016-06-24T19:15:36.688-06:00Good post, Polly, and I do find your characters in...Good post, Polly, and I do find your characters interesting. I look forward to the next one. :-)Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12312345658108248300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-15449809388342846692016-06-24T09:26:07.466-06:002016-06-24T09:26:07.466-06:00You got to love the characters, Christopher, even ...You got to love the characters, Christopher, even if the plot leaves something to be desired. At least that's my opinion.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77242364225470588772016-06-24T08:44:29.929-06:002016-06-24T08:44:29.929-06:00Yep, Polly ... it's all about the characters. ...Yep, Polly ... it's all about the characters. In my humble opinion ... okay, maybe it's not so humble ... anyway, readers can be interested in plot ... but they fall in love with characters. Keep kicking out those wild and wacky folks.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-54288221580116536672016-06-24T07:36:28.266-06:002016-06-24T07:36:28.266-06:00Glad you found your way out of that, VR, and reali...Glad you found your way out of that, VR, and realized you can use his perfection as his cross to bear. I have a cousin who grew up in a home where everything was perfect, and when trouble hit her life, she couldn't quite deal with it. She thought of how simplistic she'd been in dealing with others' problems. A rude awakening indeed. Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55981216495319883282016-06-23T21:18:17.849-06:002016-06-23T21:18:17.849-06:00Excellent post, Polly. I’ve had a major struggle w...Excellent post, Polly. I’ve had a major struggle with my current manuscript primarily because one of the two protagonists is a selfless, intensely moral man who’s led a pretty much charmed life. Seriously, what do I do with a guy like that? But even the happiest, most well-adjusted of us still face challenges. After a score of rewrites, I finally realized this man’s journey through conflict is even more profound then that of the other protagonist—a deeply troubled abuse victim—precisely because it’s new territory for him. <br /><br /><a href="http://vrbarkowski.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">VR Barkowski</a>VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-22943509848118911392016-06-23T11:03:23.790-06:002016-06-23T11:03:23.790-06:00Linda, there's nothing like real life to give ...Linda, there's nothing like real life to give a writer ideas for a story. They're all over the place, daily. No author should ever be without a storyline for long. I look forward to the book you're writing. Thanks for posting.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-4049220177795188462016-06-23T09:58:07.261-06:002016-06-23T09:58:07.261-06:00This is a powerful, insightful piece on the creati...This is a powerful, insightful piece on the creation of a protagonist. Great post, Polly. <br /><br />You mentioned what happens to abused children when they grow up; this is addressed in the second book of my series about three attorneys living and practicing in a small Colorado town (currently being written). I also employ the "what if" questions and often explore those scenarios. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.com