tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post6226609041519315567..comments2023-06-04T01:30:41.182-07:00Comments on Steam&Ink: Help! My Characters Have Turned On Me!Charlotte Jane Ivoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122618385157822326noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-43766567655131193352011-11-27T17:21:49.834-08:002011-11-27T17:21:49.834-08:00This is a definite case of characters behaving bad...This is a definite case of characters behaving badly, but in such a good and necessary way! heheTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-41088613604481285432011-11-26T13:44:57.275-08:002011-11-26T13:44:57.275-08:00I do love humor and the absurd in writing and most...I do love humor and the absurd in writing and most of my stories tend to include funny stuff. I think humor is much harder to get right than drama. I've enjoyed the excerpts you've posted here so if you need another beta reader, coerce away!Cat Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193769212437249345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-49430522337663015862011-11-26T13:35:49.543-08:002011-11-26T13:35:49.543-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charlotte Jane Ivoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122618385157822326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-24615259541634318462011-11-26T13:35:40.740-08:002011-11-26T13:35:40.740-08:00@ Alyson: Do you think we should start a support g...@ Alyson: Do you think we should start a support group? Characters NOT invited - or maybe they would be, that would certainly make the meetings very interesting ;)<br />I like your advice. I think the main issue was that I hadn't already written the action scene that Connelly was trying to piece together, so I didn't really have it completely clear in my mind as to how it all "went down". My fault for being such a non-chronological writer...Charlotte Jane Ivoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122618385157822326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-81237725102534592202011-11-26T13:32:28.814-08:002011-11-26T13:32:28.814-08:00@ Cat - you obviously have a good appreciation for...@ Cat - you obviously have a good appreciation for the absurd, like I do :) Watch out, or I may coerce you into being a beta reader!Charlotte Jane Ivoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122618385157822326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-3270106853648081032011-11-26T13:21:40.470-08:002011-11-26T13:21:40.470-08:00Alyson writing yourself in to the story is such a ...Alyson writing yourself in to the story is such a fun idea! I may have to try that sometime to keep things from getting too serious.Cat Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193769212437249345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-3028260924742762082011-11-26T08:23:04.625-08:002011-11-26T08:23:04.625-08:00This problem! I know it so well! It's worris...This problem! I know it so well! It's worrisome and maddening at the same time. It's hard not to want to reign in your characters when they are at last doing something really interesting (even if that something really interesting is breaking and entering, licking young ladies, or, in my case, burning down Vatican City). My theory is that characters go a bit haywire if you don't give them enough stuff to do, enough obstacles to tackle. Like parrots, or German shepherd puppies. Quicken your plot, go back in and either close or extrapolate on plot holes...it helps, anyway.<br /><br />Breaking the four wall...hah...in every draft I write myself in as a minor character to serve as the voice of reason in situations just like the ones you posted above. And then, I edit myself out later.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950629760060046846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319999475100877452.post-64836617321850558442011-11-26T08:20:21.536-08:002011-11-26T08:20:21.536-08:00I wouldn't mind reading a whole book of your c...I wouldn't mind reading a whole book of your characters talking to and berating you - it would be very entertaining! :DCat Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193769212437249345noreply@blogger.com