tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post2793922070052582712..comments2023-09-28T02:07:32.436-07:00Comments on Through the Looking Glass: Organic Means It's Better For You!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-58417403992483229192010-10-27T19:34:00.354-07:002010-10-27T19:34:00.354-07:00My, moving into the realm of giving advice now...h...My, moving into the realm of giving advice now...how bold. Still, very solid advice and if anyone could give advice on making characters feel real and 'organic' then it's you. I like how you worked the personal story into it as a preface, made for a very smooth flow into your topic. Oh and the title, was amusing, though certainly no cause to give up your day job :pAwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632696278173908215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-34917401514620628942010-10-27T10:56:25.440-07:002010-10-27T10:56:25.440-07:00Great title - and great post! You've really go...Great title - and great post! You've really got me thinking in a different way about how my characters will behave and react.Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-89218376139436726822010-10-27T02:51:50.617-07:002010-10-27T02:51:50.617-07:00What a great post, this is a really clever approac...What a great post, this is a really clever approach to take to the subject. Thanks so much--you've really got me thinking about my characters as I outline my next work.Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-58060744337266422472010-10-26T23:14:10.949-07:002010-10-26T23:14:10.949-07:00Ooh, this is so, so smart. I loved the connection ...Ooh, this is so, so smart. I loved the connection you made between your mom and character developments. Made perfect sense to me!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-46722408793427116352010-10-26T23:13:33.793-07:002010-10-26T23:13:33.793-07:00Such fantastic points about how characters think t...Such fantastic points about how characters think they're being logical even when they totally aren't. And yes, I love the title. Clever you! :)Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-43852525996695216552010-10-26T20:15:25.907-07:002010-10-26T20:15:25.907-07:00Great post. My family always calls me when they n...Great post. My family always calls me when they need a justification for something - I haven't decided if that's good or bad.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-79595816292111112372010-10-26T19:13:59.261-07:002010-10-26T19:13:59.261-07:00Fabulous post! I'd never thought about this co...Fabulous post! I'd never thought about this consciously, though I think as writers we do it subconsciously all the time. I describe it as my characters "surprising me" when they're really becoming self-aware. Very cool!Joann Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887227115980242205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-33778905249823050542010-10-26T18:55:42.165-07:002010-10-26T18:55:42.165-07:00OK, I've decided I don't want you ever...e...OK, I've decided I don't want you ever...<b>ever</b>...speaking to my kids. They've both mastered the brute force and war of attrition methods of bypassing any rules we try to impose. I do <i>not</i> want them learning deviousness too ;)<br /><br />So true about characters though.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-24230215165988521342010-10-26T16:13:19.945-07:002010-10-26T16:13:19.945-07:00My MC has the terrible habit of refusing to acknow...My MC has the terrible habit of refusing to acknowledge how much power she does have - and it ends up hurting people.<br /><br />She's really gotta break that habit.Elena Solodowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037029195682225565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-76123198299123448922010-10-26T14:24:51.276-07:002010-10-26T14:24:51.276-07:00You ARE devious! I love it!! It was a great sugg...You ARE devious! I love it!! It was a great suggestion. <br /><br />I love using my characters strengths as flaws. Eva is stubborn to a fault. While her stubborn nature helps her stick with her goal, it also gets her into trouble on more than one occasion (almost costing her everything at one point). GREAT post! I love the way you effortlessly relate situations in your real to your writing. So clever.Jennie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088195986628533511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-13837617133923446102010-10-26T13:39:53.729-07:002010-10-26T13:39:53.729-07:00great post...great post...Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-17557255922924291332010-10-26T11:24:37.555-07:002010-10-26T11:24:37.555-07:00hahahah fabulous post and fabulous title !!!hahahah fabulous post and fabulous title !!!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185423759021869130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-68101728946794409982010-10-26T10:02:08.086-07:002010-10-26T10:02:08.086-07:00The title is genius. :-)
I am also a great crafter...The title is genius. :-)<br />I am also a great crafter of words that sit on a very fine line between truth and lie, so what you were saying was perfectly logical to me. <br />For some reason, the characters in my stories seem very real to me. I instantly see their flaws and the good things about them. Writing that into the manuscript is a totally different matter...still working on it.Write Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688559534731990798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-66263727858468170532010-10-26T09:12:31.608-07:002010-10-26T09:12:31.608-07:00I don't think you were being devious at all .....I don't think you were being devious at all ... but I guess that just shows that I'm less moral or ethical.<br /><br />Anyway, great post. I agree that organic means it's better for you -- loved the title.Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-71036787776099411922010-10-26T08:10:55.392-07:002010-10-26T08:10:55.392-07:00Funny! You ARE devious. ;)
Thanks for a thought-p...Funny! You ARE devious. ;)<br /><br />Thanks for a thought-provoking post.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-40242211697520166172010-10-26T08:02:35.864-07:002010-10-26T08:02:35.864-07:00bahaha! That cracked me up because it was totally ...bahaha! That cracked me up because it was totally a rational thought! <br /><br />I need to dig deeper with one of my characters, I know it. But I love this way of thinking about them!Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-72399872449903678732010-10-26T07:46:10.342-07:002010-10-26T07:46:10.342-07:00Oooh, I love this! I'm trying to figure out if...Oooh, I love this! I'm trying to figure out if my characters are too aware of being illogical or not...definitely great food for thought! Hope your mom feels better soon!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-82697931596638901452010-10-26T07:10:42.750-07:002010-10-26T07:10:42.750-07:00Love the title :) and the post. I debate a lot wit...Love the title :) and the post. I debate a lot with my writing buddy when I get stuck about my characters' choices. I think a lot of times we get stuck because we force our characters to do something that isn't what their personality would. Such a great post! I hope your mom feels better soon :)BK Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758638245846622284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-4712756790867091192010-10-26T06:37:16.580-07:002010-10-26T06:37:16.580-07:00I love this post (and the title:)). I've alway...I love this post (and the title:)). I've always been told that I'm devious. I kind of like that (and I PROMISE that I try to use my powers only for good!)<br /><br />I enjoy characters whose flaws are used to their fullest potential. That maeks for interesting conflict AND better character development throughout that story.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-77435124768980327092010-10-26T05:28:09.508-07:002010-10-26T05:28:09.508-07:00it is a wonderful title- and a wonderful post! ve...it is a wonderful title- and a wonderful post! very true! i love when two people (characters) look at the same situation and react two completely different- but natural to them- ways!vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-395886755359070021.post-14347634460715106182010-10-26T04:57:03.281-07:002010-10-26T04:57:03.281-07:00Yes, I love your title.
Great post; it’s certain...Yes, I love your title. <br /><br />Great post; it’s certainly got me thinking.<br /><i><b><a href="http://pillowofthecommunity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The enigmatic, masked blogger</a></b></i>The Blogger Formerly Known Ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310345690134317710noreply@blogger.com