tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4875127818527063660..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Send in the Stunt DoubleDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88176670276469556882009-06-09T15:02:32.611-06:002009-06-09T15:02:32.611-06:00So true, Maryann. I've heard about The Closer....So true, Maryann. I've heard about The Closer. It sound very interesting. I wish we could get cable where we live!<br /><br />Hellllooooo Jon. Thanks for stopping by.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-92229724104959319722009-06-09T13:06:44.754-06:002009-06-09T13:06:44.754-06:00Excellent post, Helen. Made me think of a conversa...Excellent post, Helen. Made me think of a conversation I had with my daughter-in-law last night about the central character in "The Closer." The writers sure have made her unique and quirky and interesting by going so far off "type." Readers like to be surprised and we can surprise them with central characters as well as secondary.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-49936330279542860892009-06-09T11:01:32.963-06:002009-06-09T11:01:32.963-06:00Another great post. thanks :)Another great post. thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14370915934336312512009-06-09T09:39:51.402-06:002009-06-09T09:39:51.402-06:00Wonderful tip, Christine. And before someone says ...Wonderful tip, Christine. And before someone says it has nothing to do with writing. Au contraire! Wouldn't you love to have a character accidentally end up with orange strips in her hair?Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51769385474307135962009-06-09T08:49:27.774-06:002009-06-09T08:49:27.774-06:00I love the suggestion to ask a CP/Reader who is th...I love the suggestion to ask a CP/Reader who is the most memorable character in my MS. <br /><br />I hope your hair turns out okay. I remember once I had orange stripes and I called the L'Oreal hotline for help. They gave me the exact color correction I needed to fix the problem inexpensively.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-82559099868721328432009-06-09T08:32:26.134-06:002009-06-09T08:32:26.134-06:00Thank you Lauri. I'm actually going back today...Thank you Lauri. I'm actually going back today to see what she can do with it.<br /><br />Hi Amy. I think you're right. Often, we know our protagonist well before we ever start writing. He's the good guy. We want the readers to like him, to root for him, to live vicariously through him. But the bad guys ... we can make really bad. They can do outrageous things. And the secondary characters can be funny or irreverent or annoying. <br /><br />With all those other characters who can do things and say things and think things that our protag can't, we have to work hard to keep the protagonist in the hearts and minds of the readers.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68447548668515476192009-06-09T08:21:28.276-06:002009-06-09T08:21:28.276-06:00Thanks, Helen. Thought provoking stuff! I once had...Thanks, Helen. Thought provoking stuff! I once had an agent comment that she liked my protagonist's brother better than she liked my protagonist. Do you think it's naturally easier to make secondary characters more interesting because you can be more daring with them, because they aren't going to throw your whole plot off by doing something crazy? :) Writing novels is not for cowards!A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2324103629035806212009-06-09T07:56:42.748-06:002009-06-09T07:56:42.748-06:00....Or make your antagonist the main guy.
Great po.......Or make your antagonist the main guy.<br />Great post Helen. Sorry about your hair.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.com