tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post6523360323052756271..comments2023-11-26T01:21:35.860-07:00Comments on Mormon Mommy Writers and Friends: Characters Coming to LifeMarianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-69717056390979147452010-12-27T01:09:39.842-07:002010-12-27T01:09:39.842-07:00Characters is a plot can be like love scenes in a ...Characters is a plot can be like love scenes in a movie...I prefer the kind where they guy and girl look longingly into one another's eyes, embrace, and then scene cuts to ocean or fireplace or whatever....I don't need to see on the screen naked bodies rolicking. My imagine can conjur that up quite nicely, thank you. I PREFER to be allowed to fill in the details according to my own imagination. Same thing goes with a lot of the books I read. My husband likes Stuart Woods novels with the character Stone Barrington. I can't read the stuff because I get too annoyed by the frequent descriptions of what he is wearing. I always want to scream GIVE IT A REST and get on with the story! But that's just me.Belladonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-79294495244355912272010-07-02T09:40:17.992-06:002010-07-02T09:40:17.992-06:00Great post! I love great characters that stick wi...Great post! I love great characters that stick with me long after I've finished the book. I try to do that in my own writing. I get so involved with my characters, that I hope people see them the same way I do.Chantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-52280384256023963862010-06-30T15:45:22.724-06:002010-06-30T15:45:22.724-06:00I love this post! I couldn't agree with you m...I love this post! I couldn't agree with you more.LisaAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834877308495640917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-17862959760737713032010-06-30T10:35:24.447-06:002010-06-30T10:35:24.447-06:00I think it's the feeling of the character more...I think it's the feeling of the character more than anything else. I don't describe people in too much detail, I want the reader to use their brain a little for that. What I do want, is for people to care what happens to the people I write about.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630744737142051232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-35323914727978680782010-06-30T10:15:01.957-06:002010-06-30T10:15:01.957-06:00Megan--you know, I used to bog my readers down wit...Megan--you know, I used to bog my readers down with too much detail on setting. It was vivid and way descriptive. Then I started learning about info dumping and all that stuff.<br /><br />Now I have a bit of a time trying to insert setting detail--giving the reader a dim sense of setting.<br /><br />The pendulum sways to the other side. Now for it to settle and it becomes a great balance of not too much and not too little.<br /><br />Ugh....Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-33875754242284393072010-06-30T08:15:55.754-06:002010-06-30T08:15:55.754-06:00Megan, I agree. Sometimes less is more. Descriptio...Megan, I agree. Sometimes less is more. Descriptions are great as long as they leave room for the reader's imagination. Hope you can get some sleep today.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720132801165161457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-1470642453966925822010-06-30T07:30:26.694-06:002010-06-30T07:30:26.694-06:00Yes!!! I completely agree! I was just reading a bo...Yes!!! I completely agree! I was just reading a book this week and as I tried to put my finger on why I was so involved with the main character (when so far he wasn't all that loveable) it was because I felt like I knew him. There was virtually no physical description to speak of- it was primarily an in-depth look into his head. It's funny how even though you might not necessarily like a character, you can still root for them because they feel like someone you know, and eventually they can become like a friend. After I realized that I made the same mental note that you did- build the character naturally, get the reader involved in him, whether we like him or not!KaseyQhttp://www.thebeautifulthriftylife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com