tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post115720558141037720..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: How readers see a characterGlenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1159206666976209042006-09-26T01:51:00.000+08:002006-09-26T01:51:00.000+08:00That's what I don't understand either.. what is it...That's what I don't understand either.. what is it that makes women make fools of themselves over men ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1158320047839281942006-09-15T19:34:00.000+08:002006-09-15T19:34:00.000+08:00Kanani - another odd thing I found out - just like...Kanani - another odd thing I found out - just like real life, I suppose, was this: the reason one person wanted to strangle Ligea was the very reason that most people liked her. She's a hard woman in the beginning, then makes an utter fool of herself over a man (Yeah, well, which one of us hasn't been there, eh?). This particular reader felt she had let the side down...Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1158166496232815022006-09-14T00:54:00.000+08:002006-09-14T00:54:00.000+08:00Nice insights, Glenda. And incredibly healthy, too...Nice insights, Glenda. And incredibly healthy, too.<BR/>I suppose that a well-fleshed character is like a person. Not everyone will like it, responses from strangulation to adoration means that you've got a character who has a range of human emotions!<BR/><BR/>Characters evolve. When I first started with mine, she was really flat. At some point... can't remember when... I understood the growth curve that she had to have. From point A to point B. And everything that happened had to influence her own evolution. It's been a challenge, and there are times when I want to shelve the whole thing.<BR/><BR/>But I know I can't.<BR/>Yours in the 2nd draft,<BR/>-KKananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1157796852629460432006-09-09T18:14:00.000+08:002006-09-09T18:14:00.000+08:00this is great! i agree, i enjoy wanting to strangl...this is great! i agree, i enjoy wanting to strangle characters!<BR/><BR/>i blogged about an argument i had with paul bailey about one of his characters <A HREF="http://thebookaholic.blogspot.com/2005/03/favourite-characters.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1157376210220066972006-09-04T21:23:00.000+08:002006-09-04T21:23:00.000+08:00My daughter went berserk with the camera, Anghara!...My daughter went berserk with the camera, Anghara! I have something like 20 shots I could use now ...<BR/><BR/>And I would love to meet Harlan Ellison. Is it really possible to be as awful as he seems?Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-1157315238026048232006-09-04T04:27:00.000+08:002006-09-04T04:27:00.000+08:00Glenda, do you realise you have posted no less tha...Glenda, do you realise you have posted no less than TWO absolutely perfect photos in the last two posts - perfect for the purpose of publicity, the same reason you were chasing portraits a while back? That one with you sitting there with a laptop by the ocean, that one's a beaut. Keep these, in case someone else wants pictures of you!<BR/><BR/>And I thought Ligea had strangleable moments, but those were precisely what made her a "real" character for me rather than something I found "in a book". In real life, there are precious few human beings whom you don't want to strangle at SOME time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com