tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post1377258190336408947..comments2024-01-01T10:05:13.685-05:00Comments on YOUR DAILY DOSE: All Things Writing and Love is In The Air ~ I Could Fall In Love With YouRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-25441635307813008662014-02-12T21:16:16.219-05:002014-02-12T21:16:16.219-05:00Robin, I think you are right. My character (Evange...Robin, I think you are right. My character (Evangeline's younger sister, small spoiler) is very reactive. She acts before she thinks things through most of the time. And you are absolutely right that she might choose strange ways to achieve her goals. It is also true that she doesn't correctly anticipate how her actions will turn out. Thanks, this helps! Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-75017850488245166912014-02-12T10:03:24.527-05:002014-02-12T10:03:24.527-05:00David ~ I don't watch The Walking Dead, but th...David ~ I don't watch The Walking Dead, but the longer a series goes on the more I think the writers would benefit from watching the first seasons again. If writers reread their novels... well, it makes sense to me.<br /><br />rosey ~ Rebounds are very tricky. But, I wouldn't say never. Just not ideal. Of course, on a TV show they happen a lot. Sometimes they work. Sometimes not. Jake and Addison did actually get married at the end of this one. So, this one worked... when she said she could get ready... turns out she meant that!<br /><br />Robyn ~ I know. Great scene. Hard to believe it lasted all of one minute. It felt longer. ::sigh::<br /><br />Steven ~ I am assuming you are talking about these boards for your novels and not TV shows... hahahaha. That is actually a great idea if you can find a place to put it. For now, I am just using a spiral notebook...<br /><br />Susan ~ I think that is the thing I worry about most when I publish a series. Once it is in print, you CANNOT change it.<br /><br />Julie ~ Charlotte was a prickly character and a bit hard to love. It is ironic that she and Cooper ended up anchoring the show before it was all over.<br /><br />GG ~ Yes, it is either that or they move at the speed of light (nighttime, not daytime) and you feel like you are on a merry-go-round. <br />The writer comment was for my non-writers friends who read this blog and are likely skip it in when they read Writer Notes. I really wanted to make the point that anyone could comment or participate in this dialogue. You don't have to be a writer to have something to say on this one. But, thanks! My book is coming along nicely. I am nearing the end of Chapter 19. Woohoo!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-5855004061295602382014-02-12T09:54:29.019-05:002014-02-12T09:54:29.019-05:00Maybe you are going at it this from the wrong angl...Maybe you are going at it this from the wrong angle. If her personality and actions do go together, then the motivation IS there. So, I would dig around in that garden. Given her personality and the action she takes... what is her motivation? If you are looking at this strictly from her motivation, what is it? And is it possible that the motivation is STILL right given her actions and personality... she just doesn't correctly anticipate how her actions will turn out? We all have done that before... Maybe that is why her motivation doesn't make sense (on paper) when you look at her actions. But does it make sense to her???Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-59853781057079615802014-02-12T06:36:24.889-05:002014-02-12T06:36:24.889-05:00I think the soap writers are really guilty of carr...I think the soap writers are really guilty of carrying on a dilemma for too long to the point the plot has gotten too old. :/ <br />You said in your post, "You may be thinking... I am not a writer (period), so this doesn't apply to me. True, but you probably" <br />You are a writer. My hubby has reminded me often, "Don't ever give up on your dreams" So I am telling you, Don't you ever give up on a dream you have!<br /><br />The clip reminded me of a scene in a book, "What is it about elevators?" :) Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-91402401450389146872014-02-12T01:49:42.877-05:002014-02-12T01:49:42.877-05:00Great scene with Jake and Addison! So true how man...Great scene with Jake and Addison! So true how many of the best scenes on TV take place in elevators! I thought for a long time that Charlotte wasn't good enough for Cooper, but I finally warmed up to her after a few seasons. <br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-86302730077849664392014-02-11T21:08:57.935-05:002014-02-11T21:08:57.935-05:00I always reread the previous books in a series I&#...I always reread the previous books in a series I'm writing and I keep a lot of notes. I have regretted doing something in an early book I can't change. Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-8258756121221423282014-02-11T17:55:30.083-05:002014-02-11T17:55:30.083-05:00I hate when television shows or novel series have ...I hate when television shows or novel series have big contradictions toward the end. I know it takes a lot of work to keep everything straight, even in your own story, but you owe it to the fans and the craft. I've seriously considered constructing diagrams on entire walls like police do with complicated cases.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837639807533435390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-47759365163245955272014-02-11T17:21:51.252-05:002014-02-11T17:21:51.252-05:00Thanks for the shout-out!
I think I've overcom...Thanks for the shout-out!<br />I think I've overcome the problem I was writing about, but I'm still facing another one -- the triangle of a) a character's personality b) a character's actions and c) the character's motivation. Ugh.<br /><br />To be honest, I think the character's personality and actions go together quite nicely. She's a prickly thing, and obstinate, and hard to get along with.<br /><br />But one of my crit partners keeps bugging me to examine her motivations, and every time I do, either I can't match them to the actions she must take -- or if I do that, then she no longer fits in character.<br /><br />Don't know if I'll solve this in another draft, or if I need to stick my fingers in my ears when my crit partner asks "What is her goal?" and stick to her personality driven self-destruction. What do you think?Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-63215223299310011042014-02-11T16:03:57.330-05:002014-02-11T16:03:57.330-05:00I burst into a chuckle when Jake very matter-of-fa...I burst into a chuckle when Jake very matter-of-factly says - as the elevator door opens - "That would be nice." Great scene!<br /><br />Be well, Robin. <br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-85055943504612835072014-02-11T13:44:27.977-05:002014-02-11T13:44:27.977-05:00Rebounds never work...which I am assuming what is ...Rebounds never work...which I am assuming what is happening in the Benjamin Bratt clip. If Benjamin Bratt ever said hi to me, I'd melt in a puddle...and have to say ten times, 'There's no place like home.' :)mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-12277448671797815182014-02-11T12:41:37.922-05:002014-02-11T12:41:37.922-05:00Good writing advise. I can't help but think of...Good writing advise. I can't help but think of TV shows I wish had taken this advice (rewatched earlier seasons) so as to not retread ground or become repetitive or have characters just acting like idiots.<br />*AHEM walking dead AHEM*<br />I'll soon be approaching the second book in my first series... Hoping I can bypass the mistakes that some make.David T Listhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926089396786215115noreply@blogger.com