tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post4324711914099411445..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Characters welcomeLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-86456844383490245402009-07-15T12:01:11.642-04:002009-07-15T12:01:11.642-04:00TMZ is new to me, and you made it sound so addicti...TMZ is new to me, and you made it sound so addictive. Thanks, I think.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-63952430198635885642009-07-14T15:15:45.034-04:002009-07-14T15:15:45.034-04:00I think your use of the word "archetypes"...I think your use of the word "archetypes" is key. Archetypes are universal, familiar, recognizable. Tweaking them so they're a little against type (e.g. Keith's burly man with a high-pitched voice)can be what makes them memorable. <br /><br />Never have seen TMZ. Now I'll have to watch for it!Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-44910193561930323052009-07-14T09:52:57.018-04:002009-07-14T09:52:57.018-04:00Don't all the characters in the book have to b...Don't all the characters in the book have to be distinctive even if they only appear on one page? It can be a woman who smokes cigars, a burly man with a high-pitched voice, etc. Figuring out what will make a minor character memorable is a fun challenge in every manuscript.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27208924956869956952009-07-14T07:41:22.510-04:002009-07-14T07:41:22.510-04:00Great idea for finding characters!
I live in the ...Great idea for finding characters!<br /><br />I live in the South...who ISN'T a character? :)<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-67985805264387102042009-07-14T07:29:38.008-04:002009-07-14T07:29:38.008-04:00"Characters welcome" is such a catchy ma..."Characters welcome" is such a catchy marketing phrase--I love when they say it on tv. <br /><br />My characters often say and do the things I cannot or would not say and do, within the realm of reason.Lisa Borkhttp://www.lisabork.comnoreply@blogger.com