tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post2599039062591246625..comments2023-11-03T17:56:12.796+05:30Comments on Coffee Rings Everywhere: Blogfest: How to write compelling charactersNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-28838172122968582392010-10-21T23:53:00.386+05:302010-10-21T23:53:00.386+05:30FINALLY getting around to reading the rest of the ...FINALLY getting around to reading the rest of the "Character" blogs.<br />Well done! I really like the drabble for this day.<br />Nice to "meet" you. :)<br />-HHeather Spivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413133808058265715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-66960179279791041062010-09-29T08:27:15.620+05:302010-09-29T08:27:15.620+05:30@ Sandra - they do, don't they? Thank you for ...@ Sandra - they do, don't they? Thank you for following. <br /><br />AND YOU ARE MY 200TH FOLLOWER!!!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-78298529565038082902010-09-29T02:00:53.861+05:302010-09-29T02:00:53.861+05:30Compelling characters are strong-minded enough to ...Compelling characters are strong-minded enough to boss their writer around!Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-41243214697069487462010-09-28T15:30:32.970+05:302010-09-28T15:30:32.970+05:30@ Nicole - I am like you. But they do know where t...@ Nicole - I am like you. But they do know where they are going, so I don't worry too much.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-46136946412982028882010-09-28T09:47:39.445+05:302010-09-28T09:47:39.445+05:30It's amazing how many times my characters dict...It's amazing how many times my characters dictate the story. Then again, I'm a panster so if they don't know where the story is going, I'm in trouble, lolNicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-40344617056598316162010-09-27T19:59:15.139+05:302010-09-27T19:59:15.139+05:30Thank you, Pam. You made me blush.Thank you, Pam. You made me blush.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-78618973911057850162010-09-27T19:54:41.780+05:302010-09-27T19:54:41.780+05:30What a lot in only 100 words. Genius!What a lot in only 100 words. Genius!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953440041536434213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-23260255530215252352010-09-27T17:12:59.224+05:302010-09-27T17:12:59.224+05:30@ Quinn- thank you. And thank you for dropping by
...@ Quinn- thank you. And thank you for dropping by<br /><br />@ Nancy - I never thought of it that way. But to be honest, I would rather have a quick tell than a tedious show, if you know what I mean.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-24081465401409950312010-09-26T18:32:58.842+05:302010-09-26T18:32:58.842+05:30Show don't tell should start out that descript...Show don't tell should start out that descriptive way of explaining 'How to Write Compelling Characters.'<br />Nice.<br />Nancy<br /><a href="http://nrwilliams.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">N. R. Williams, fantasy author</a>N. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-86531733425566113522010-09-26T16:32:08.921+05:302010-09-26T16:32:08.921+05:30This is perhaps the most unique post I've seen...This is perhaps the most unique post I've seen. Great advice too!Basthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561466241112288690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-83058309105086409022010-09-26T10:05:32.307+05:302010-09-26T10:05:32.307+05:30@ Gargi - thank you for stopping by, and for your ...@ Gargi - thank you for stopping by, and for your lovely comments.<br /><br />@ Sharon- thank you- was wondering if anyone would get it!<br /><br />@ Faith- thank you. And we all leave tea or coffee rings everywhere, don't we?Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-30828039853324631072010-09-26T01:23:10.183+05:302010-09-26T01:23:10.183+05:30Love this approach & the accompanying photo! I...Love this approach & the accompanying photo! It's so true... we just need to let them speak and decide to listen.<br /><br />Also, I can relate to this blog's title. My rough drafts must hate me for all the coffee rings I leave on them... *blush*Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137029820905252503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-70014367401232138882010-09-25T22:57:32.510+05:302010-09-25T22:57:32.510+05:30I love what you did with the photo! Very clever!I love what you did with the photo! Very clever!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-44732565532091824302010-09-25T17:16:28.997+05:302010-09-25T17:16:28.997+05:30Good one, truly short but sweetGood one, truly short but sweetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-15285385859047080012010-09-25T15:59:11.101+05:302010-09-25T15:59:11.101+05:30@ SueAnn - that is a lovely quote. Thank you.@ SueAnn - that is a lovely quote. Thank you.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-51852197519510790312010-09-25T15:47:02.082+05:302010-09-25T15:47:02.082+05:30So true!! Let them be who they want to be.
"...So true!! Let them be who they want to be.<br />"If someone tells you who they are; believe them". Mya Angelou<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-999368502368245912010-09-25T13:27:17.820+05:302010-09-25T13:27:17.820+05:30@ Mary- thank you. Once you start writing in 100 w...@ Mary- thank you. Once you start writing in 100 words, it is easier to do it in 100 than in more!<br /><br />@ Vera- thank you. Trusting our characters to behave makes sure they do behave, isn't it? Same is true with kids too.<br /><br />@ lettucehead- thank you for stopping by. And that is the only way that works for me.<br /><br />@ Melissa- thank you. I've found the more you try to dictate your characters, the more they tend to rebel.<br /><br />@ Jemi- thank you.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-2069987022500585342010-09-25T08:03:50.604+05:302010-09-25T08:03:50.604+05:30Awesome!! So very, very true - great drabble :)Awesome!! So very, very true - great drabble :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-38528771178736446012010-09-25T06:23:13.911+05:302010-09-25T06:23:13.911+05:30One of the most original approaches today.
Our c...One of the most original approaches today. <br /><br />Our characters should be how they want to be, not what we think they should be. Great.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-8699415858389523792010-09-25T05:29:54.324+05:302010-09-25T05:29:54.324+05:30Ha, what a different approach, I like it! Thanks f...Ha, what a different approach, I like it! Thanks for making me think ;)lettuceheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338776419077765978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-7868285639961989302010-09-25T04:15:42.673+05:302010-09-25T04:15:42.673+05:30Rayna, this is the single best piece of advice I&#...Rayna, this is the single best piece of advice I've heard. I've tried to tell my characters how to be, and it's useless. The longer I write, the more I trust them to guide me. <br /><br />And I'm so impressed you did this in 100 words! I had trouble keeping my post under 500! Yikes!VR Barkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927993233682731113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-39584121309507708102010-09-25T02:20:58.783+05:302010-09-25T02:20:58.783+05:30Success in 100 words! I love the way you amaze.Success in 100 words! I love the way you amaze.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-7716527684799861302010-09-25T01:44:07.893+05:302010-09-25T01:44:07.893+05:30Very true. Had my character run away from me a cou...Very true. Had my character run away from me a couple of times. Sometimes that's the best thing to happen.J.C. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567971311643106302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-31652775939642291412010-09-25T00:59:59.818+05:302010-09-25T00:59:59.818+05:30@ Tricia - thank you. Though, it was actually the ...@ Tricia - thank you. Though, it was actually the characters who did it.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-8092070755677020562010-09-25T00:58:57.625+05:302010-09-25T00:58:57.625+05:30@ Mari- I just let them take over! And do you thin...@ Mari- I just let them take over! And do you think my characters don't mock me? They do all the time.<br /><br />@ Meika- thank you.<br /><br />@ Jane- I am sure I will not get along with too many of my characters. But I love them all.<br /><br />@ Michele- it is a magical moment, isn't it? <br />And I've read your entry, and am looking forward to the rest. Wish I could post mine right away, but it has to remain scheduled for a little later :-(<br /><br />@ Elana- thank you. And characters never behave, do they?<br /><br />@ Carolyn- that is another way of looking at it ;-)<br /><br />@ PK Hrezo- welcome to the blog, and I shall look you up during the weekend.<br /><br />@ Tami- yes, those scenes are so important, aren't they? Even if none of them make it, they need to exist to make the characters real<br /><br />@ Clarissa- with my characters, I don't have a choice.<br /><br />@ Dorte- how could you have not asked the mother? She is the best person to know!<br /><br />@ Diane- thank you.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.com