tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post3051464152508520266..comments2024-03-07T19:11:21.715-06:00Comments on Sandra Ulbrich Almazan: Speculative Fiction Author: Back on the Blog Chain: How Real Are Your Characters?Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-28500551533652067772008-09-06T17:35:00.000-05:002008-09-06T17:35:00.000-05:00that was great!So far I've written a lot of me int...that was great!So far I've written a lot of me into my characters. Maybe that's therapy. <BR/>Yeah, I've had stories change completely because the characters knew what I didn't.Sarah Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385403676603047861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-65472049684778052912008-09-05T17:50:00.000-05:002008-09-05T17:50:00.000-05:00*snort* claim your characters on your taxes.You ar...<I>*snort*</I> claim your characters on your taxes.<BR/><BR/>You are so funny. And insightful.<BR/><BR/>Great post!!H. L. Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054946734073372817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-89761609221968840532008-09-05T15:47:00.000-05:002008-09-05T15:47:00.000-05:00Absolutely love you last paragraph. Well said! T...Absolutely love you last paragraph. Well said! Thanks for sharing.Mary Lindsey / Marissa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593619747956026747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-72873007719490583372008-09-04T10:41:00.000-05:002008-09-04T10:41:00.000-05:00excellent post! And I also really loved that quote...excellent post! And I also really loved that quote. My husband will often look at me in total confusion when I am upset over the fate of one of my characters. He says, if it upsets me, don't do it. Well, that's not really how it works :) And, I've gotta say, I love it when someone reads my book and then emails me in the middle of reading it to freak out over something that has happened. It is such a feeling of accomplishment to know you were able to create a character real enough to affect your reader they way they affect you :)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-9587284954229558752008-09-04T07:44:00.000-05:002008-09-04T07:44:00.000-05:00I don't do full-blown character sketches either wh...I don't do full-blown character sketches either when I write. I write the story down, my characters tell me about themselves as the plot moves forward, and then in the rewrite, I have to work all of the things I learn into the MS to keep the character consistent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-84912982628917315712008-09-03T23:35:00.000-05:002008-09-03T23:35:00.000-05:00Great job! I'm feeling intimidated for my turn in...Great job! I'm feeling intimidated for my turn in the Chain Gang.<BR/><BR/>Abi<BR/><BR/>bloggingexperiments.wrodpress.comAbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973341713484853686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-80292137733357399992008-09-03T23:25:00.000-05:002008-09-03T23:25:00.000-05:00Great post! NOW I know why I write sf/f -- I live...Great post! NOW I know why I write sf/f -- I live in the Midwest! ;-) (I'm actually being serious here. Well, mostly.)<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the story about the character who came out as bisexual. I love when characters throw me curveballs like that, even if I'm flabbergasted at first...Carolyn Kaufman | @CMKaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715666518147779502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-53837571049384999942008-09-03T22:29:00.000-05:002008-09-03T22:29:00.000-05:00What a great post! I love the part about not obta...What a great post! I love the part about not obtaining SSN's for your characters! That was brilliant. And funny. But we really do think of them like that, don't we? I know I do. I fully expect to see one of my characters walking down the street one day. Sometimes when I see people who look like them, I have to stop and stare for a second.<BR/><BR/>I also loved the quote. That is the kind of emotion we want to evoke in our readers. Great job, Sandra!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-61747202476016493132008-09-03T22:23:00.000-05:002008-09-03T22:23:00.000-05:00Too bad I can't take credit for the line. ;) I've ...Too bad I can't take credit for the line. ;) I've heard it before, but I didn't know the source until I checked online.Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714294.post-12792093711785900422008-09-03T22:12:00.000-05:002008-09-03T22:12:00.000-05:00"No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader."W..."No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader."<BR/><BR/>What a great insight! It also reminds me of the beginning of Romancing the Stone when Kathleen Turner's character is writing the end of her novel and sobbing the entire time.<BR/><BR/>Great post!Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.com