tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341581339299442511.post223519897590977741..comments2023-05-07T08:07:40.191-07:00Comments on A Novel's Journey: When characters go bad...Distract the Shoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17018893073661453100noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341581339299442511.post-25263729188206503012010-05-16T10:43:42.858-07:002010-05-16T10:43:42.858-07:00Thank you Kim for stopping by!
JulieThank you Kim for stopping by!<br /><br />JulieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960951488566361190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341581339299442511.post-38775630197279579422010-05-15T06:53:00.239-07:002010-05-15T06:53:00.239-07:00Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving...Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving a kind comment:). I too write historical fiction but my setting is the Lowcountry of SC. I look forward to visiting again:).<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />KimThe Victorian Parlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390329658107649983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341581339299442511.post-73663775716388686852010-05-11T10:05:17.702-07:002010-05-11T10:05:17.702-07:00Ooohhhh...a secret~! Like a typical man we have to...Ooohhhh...a secret~! Like a typical man we have to figure out does he really mean it or is he just unable to deal with something or maybe the secret is so bad...sheesh. These characters are hard to deal with! Maybe Elizabeth should run off and have a big bad adventure just to mess with his head. You writers have all the fun.Happy Hour...Somewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006873159933226231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341581339299442511.post-68553373225100911462010-05-06T13:06:04.810-07:002010-05-06T13:06:04.810-07:00Yep, Jennie, it doesn't sound like a romance, ...Yep, Jennie, it doesn't sound like a romance, does it? I felt like I was Elizabeth and he was yelling at me. I'm contining forward, but like Eva said, I have to listen to it, or him or whatever! <br /><br />Typical man, pain in the ass!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960951488566361190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341581339299442511.post-37520916031993402452010-05-06T02:32:19.802-07:002010-05-06T02:32:19.802-07:00Hmmm. So Eric is finding marriage frightening? I t...Hmmm. So Eric is finding marriage frightening? I think the deep dark secret in his past is a great idea. Now he has to go deal with it before he can come back to Elizabeth. Could be the making of a good story. I'd say go with it and see what comes out.<br /><br />A caveat: It sounds like this won't fit the 'romance' mold, but who cares? The important thing is that it's engaging.Jennie Marslandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899825119251198365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341581339299442511.post-51823123156696044872010-05-06T02:15:34.549-07:002010-05-06T02:15:34.549-07:00LOL! You're not going crazy, Julie, that's...LOL! You're not going crazy, Julie, that's normal :D! My characters do that all the time, change the plot, hang on tight to their personalities, muddle with everything, so I never really know where I end up with a book. I only have a vague idea when I start writing, and then listen to what the characters say.<br /><br />I also know that when I don't listen, the story is a flop. That happened with my third novel. I wrote it after a strict outline, had decided in advance what happens and how the characters should be like. Well - when my - and your editor - read it, she said it lacked passion, it wasn't good, and rejected it. And she was right, it's not a good story.<br /><br />So, I think you have to find a way around your characters problems, and be prepared for an unexpected ending.<br /><br />EvaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015925896735227824noreply@blogger.com