tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post4791429600976081541..comments2023-08-21T04:25:48.707-05:00Comments on Praise, Prayers and Observations: Making Characters RealJessica Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-77925988369873542692012-02-13T21:34:09.113-06:002012-02-13T21:34:09.113-06:00Bingo - thanks for visiting my blog and for follow...Bingo - thanks for visiting my blog and for following. Where did you live in Louisiana?Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-2072209721501050742012-02-13T02:38:27.250-06:002012-02-13T02:38:27.250-06:00I too am from Louisiana...
God brings us together....I too am from Louisiana...<br />God brings us together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-89372848128375779472012-01-29T22:39:04.342-06:002012-01-29T22:39:04.342-06:00My post showed up twice so I deleted the second on...My post showed up twice so I deleted the second one. :/Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-24691298485192673672012-01-29T22:37:05.484-06:002012-01-29T22:37:05.484-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-22791477397382909452012-01-29T22:37:04.508-06:002012-01-29T22:37:04.508-06:00Angie - I'm notorious for patterning my charac...Angie - I'm notorious for patterning my characters after family & friends--and old boyfriends. :) And there's a lot of ME in all my characters. maybe this isn't working for me. :)<br /><br />James - I was told at one of the first conferences I attended to write my pieces in first person for the intimacy and then change them to 3rd person POV. Of course, there's definitely some re-write but I find myself doing that sometimes when I want to dig deeper. And as Angie says, first person is pretty popular right now. Especially in YA fiction. I personally don't like reading first person. The only time I do it is when the book yanks me in immediately and won't let me go.Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-67358786839827334182012-01-29T15:39:54.934-06:002012-01-29T15:39:54.934-06:00James, I think writing in first person may be some...James, I think writing in first person may be somewhat in vogue right now. I see a lot of it. And I would not say it is easier. If anything, it is more challenging. You absolutely have to stay in that character's head. That can be tricky.Angie Kay Dilmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628570641814179997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-14529087169480286292012-01-27T19:45:11.282-06:002012-01-27T19:45:11.282-06:00The book I'm working on now is written in thir...The book I'm working on now is written in third person so far, but I can't seem to convey the emotion of the character. I believe it is because the nuts and bolts of the story is ALL about this character and what he's going through--soooo--I've decided to try it in first person. I've never written a lengthy piece in 1st--and have heard that publishers prefer it not to be in 1st (Is it considered easier or require less from the writer?) I think first person will give me a chance to show the emotion I feel for this character. Thoughts?James R Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168637142696748279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-80782919559834406352012-01-26T20:28:22.973-06:002012-01-26T20:28:22.973-06:00You pretty much covered it, Jess, but I did have o...You pretty much covered it, Jess, but I did have one thought. Maybe if we bring a little bit of ourselves into our characters -- a past experience, a memory, a physical or personality trait -- it will make our fictional characters more realistic.Angiehttp://angiekaydilmore.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-64562987683480448652012-01-26T19:30:08.295-06:002012-01-26T19:30:08.295-06:00Charles - I wonder if what feels real to me, will ...Charles - I wonder if what feels real to me, will feel real to the next reader. I wonder if our mood plays a part too.Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3419861560916618815.post-67980296561911327242012-01-26T09:21:44.936-06:002012-01-26T09:21:44.936-06:00Such a tough question. We can come up with the it...Such a tough question. We can come up with the items that need to be done in order to get a 'real' character, but there's still something magical about it. I guess that's why writing is a long way from being a science. I wonder also if characters that feel real to the writer feel real to readers as well.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com