tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post6282996025716892387..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Revise, Revise, ReviseJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-38036147143599186752009-10-05T10:12:32.684-07:002009-10-05T10:12:32.684-07:00I can relate to your comments on characters. Unles...I can relate to your comments on characters. Unless they can become real people to me, like the kind I could actually meet, I'm never satisfied. Often I find I'm asking myself 'Is this how this character would react in this scenario?' I do this a lot when I'm driving or riding. Somehow I can think better during those times. Also at night when I should be sleeping! I hate it but I can get my best 'a-ha moments' in the middle of the night! Dang!Nanhttps://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/StormyHill.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-23720224153042257312009-09-29T06:40:46.959-07:002009-09-29T06:40:46.959-07:00I won't tell...great to know, though. I'l...I won't tell...great to know, though. I'll have to look around and see who I know that I can hybridize. : ) Thanks for the encouragement!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MaryMary Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312172412621246717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-20952410162124452442009-09-24T10:08:02.665-07:002009-09-24T10:08:02.665-07:00I agree, Mary. Unless the characters in my books a...I agree, Mary. Unless the characters in my books are alive for me, my story is flat and boring. I solve this by basing most of my charaxters on people I have known (don't tell). I tweak them and "hybridize" them with other people in order to fit their roles in my story, but whenever I'm confused about what a given character would say or do, I imagine his/her "inspiration" and am immediately clear on what needs to happen. Whenever I have tried to create characters out of thin air, I almost inevitably find them dull, and the story just doesn't work.<br /><br />I think the teen fantasy is a great idea. Good luck with the revision. I know its a lot of work. Though for me, writing the first draft is the hardest part. At least you've got all that material out there to work on.Laura Crumhttp://www.lauracrum.comnoreply@blogger.com