tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post7163311927271815958..comments2024-03-20T21:37:01.626-04:00Comments on Flash Fiction: Life Change Units - Crafting Characters #AtoZChallengeLihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-46083280405656824772014-04-15T17:31:28.383-04:002014-04-15T17:31:28.383-04:00Thanks Bonnie! Nice to meet you!Thanks Bonnie! Nice to meet you!Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-11405691542473582132014-04-15T17:31:05.656-04:002014-04-15T17:31:05.656-04:00Thanks Rasz :-) I know you've got a lot on yo...Thanks Rasz :-) I know you've got a lot on your plate, and I appreciate you dropping by. Hugs back!!!!Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-44549212812208397192014-04-15T17:29:44.261-04:002014-04-15T17:29:44.261-04:00Thanks Damyanti. While people may have a series of...Thanks Damyanti. While people may have a series of life changing events and even tragedies occur - and even continue to present a happy face to the world - it's up to us as writers to get behind that smiling mask and reveal what's going on underneath. (Heck, even Job of the Bible got fed up and lost his cool.)<br /><br />As far as the "too much" - I think some writers confuse "keeping up the tension/presenting character conflict" with "pile on everything you possibly can". There are subtle ways to create tension without using an endless series of life/death situations, natural catastrophes, etc. which can become just plain tiresome.<br /><br />And I think I use quotation marks too much. :-)Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-71560300621491297932014-04-15T17:22:34.980-04:002014-04-15T17:22:34.980-04:00Thanks for stopping by Denise. You bested me - I o...Thanks for stopping by Denise. You bested me - I only knew 2 of them. I like the sound of luculent. And now I have a word to rhyme with truculent...Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-62855772181774960772014-04-15T17:19:31.347-04:002014-04-15T17:19:31.347-04:00That's one thing that I find missing in a lot ...That's one thing that I find missing in a lot of books. I wish some authors would incorporate real life events within a novel's particular time frame. Even if it's just a mention of a particular news event, song on the radio, clothing fad, etc. Details like that just make a story more fun!Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-71109626841854968492014-04-15T17:16:58.012-04:002014-04-15T17:16:58.012-04:00I've read one or two books guilty of exactly t...I've read one or two books guilty of exactly that - I find myself shaking my head and saying "Oh COME ON. No one is that resilient. No one can shake off everything that easily. Even superheroes get depressed, angry and frustrated."Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-2406575204796742332014-04-15T17:14:21.606-04:002014-04-15T17:14:21.606-04:00True! And I'm guilty of not always doing a tho...True! And I'm guilty of not always doing a thorough job of it. Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-39363288180910787452014-04-15T17:13:34.771-04:002014-04-15T17:13:34.771-04:00Thank you! Yes, I think it's good to reflect o...Thank you! Yes, I think it's good to reflect on our own pasts and how it has affected us when writing.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-13520750100449806782014-04-15T17:10:48.154-04:002014-04-15T17:10:48.154-04:00Never thought of using it as a writing exercise, b...Never thought of using it as a writing exercise, but that's a great idea!Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-55482743422326505692014-04-15T17:10:15.856-04:002014-04-15T17:10:15.856-04:00Well, at least you've got a deep well to draw ...Well, at least you've got a deep well to draw from for characters.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-10207927973298588142014-04-15T15:29:20.092-04:002014-04-15T15:29:20.092-04:00Great thoughts!!Great thoughts!!Bonnie Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587659117279694952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-20610168187373837372014-04-15T12:23:31.726-04:002014-04-15T12:23:31.726-04:00That is really cool....now I know why I am barely ...That is really cool....now I know why I am barely functioning (my character that is)! Have a great week Lisa, sorry it's been so long since I've visited! Hugs, RRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717894057589454128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-29932163932724020792014-04-15T06:08:31.946-04:002014-04-15T06:08:31.946-04:00"If they've lost a parent, a brother, a d..."If they've lost a parent, a brother, a dog, a job and a significant other in the past year or two, your character should be barely functioning. Be realistic in your portrayals.And remember that too much can be...well, too much." <br /><br />This one hit home with regard to my WIP.<br /><br />Damyanti, Co-host <a href="http://damyantiwrites.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/atozchallenge-flashfiction-m-for-my-mind-wanders-every-now-and-then/" rel="nofollow">A to Z Challenge April 2014, My Latest post</a><br /><br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z<br /> #atozchallenge<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-26707422653785868022014-04-14T18:18:47.032-04:002014-04-14T18:18:47.032-04:00Hi Li. Interesting and no doubt true every word. I...Hi Li. Interesting and no doubt true every word. I like the idea of applying these tests to my characters. And I know 3 of your words today. One of my favourite words is 'louche'. Looks like you're surviving the challenge. I caught up with a few posts of yours today.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-82864181098860672072014-04-14T17:42:36.564-04:002014-04-14T17:42:36.564-04:00Good posts. One major thing with a few other littl...Good posts. One major thing with a few other little issues are enough I think. External happenings are also good to consider. Makes for more realism.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-27586178241683830132014-04-14T16:19:53.003-04:002014-04-14T16:19:53.003-04:00This is a helpful exercise. Overloading a characte...This is a helpful exercise. Overloading a character with stress and then still having him be happy-go-lucky wouldn't be considered to be a good thing.<br /><a href="http://nanaprah.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nana Prah</a>Nana Prahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854685637338591856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-59824179960936849342014-04-14T12:26:54.715-04:002014-04-14T12:26:54.715-04:00That's why it's important to fill in backs...That's why it's important to fill in backstory and your character's history, even if it's never used.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-91118303895333923892014-04-14T11:13:35.816-04:002014-04-14T11:13:35.816-04:00Great advice! All characters should have a history...Great advice! All characters should have a history, and their behavior and personality should reflect what happened to them in their past, as our pasts impact us. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-75417848922972079822014-04-14T10:46:26.406-04:002014-04-14T10:46:26.406-04:00Hmm, interesting. I never thought of creating a ch...Hmm, interesting. I never thought of creating a character's backstory around stress moments, but now I'm going to do that as an exercise for my current WIP. Thanks!<br /><br />Heather<br /><br />Blogging the A to Z Challenge at writeonsisters.comHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180048355518579006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005986735966635433.post-65361160727622769042014-04-14T10:36:28.099-04:002014-04-14T10:36:28.099-04:00Ah, enough stressful moments to fill more than one...Ah, enough stressful moments to fill more than one book. Half way done? Yeesh...where does the time go? Stress #7819373Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com