tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post2930377482968685655..comments2023-05-27T06:02:59.370-07:00Comments on Color Coordinated: When Characters Don’t CooperateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17527989806224086214noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-22035416039702061242013-10-04T23:16:33.754-07:002013-10-04T23:16:33.754-07:00I love and hate that characters do what they want....I love and hate that characters do what they want. One of my characters killed another character. I refuse to write it down actually because I don't want it to happen. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882484942580485257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-70199531427987212772013-10-03T14:58:08.596-07:002013-10-03T14:58:08.596-07:00Thank you! And yes, I feel like I'm crazy whe...Thank you! And yes, I feel like I'm crazy when I complain about my characters like they're real people. I'm impressed with their consistency as well! I'm not sure how that happened, but I honestly can't get rid of them now. More and more side characters are clamoring for a novel of their own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527989806224086214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-8147876348315936182013-10-02T18:44:00.704-07:002013-10-02T18:44:00.704-07:00It's nice to know someone else shares my crazi...It's nice to know someone else shares my craziness. At least one character wound up getting himself killed, which was not cool, but less problematic all around than trying to keep him alive.<br /> Current problem: MC won't SHUT UP.<br /><br />I'm deeply impressed by your characters' consistency through the trilogy! Now I'm curious about the story :)Rachel6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15138745237488029817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-76171000809800127852013-10-02T13:03:17.825-07:002013-10-02T13:03:17.825-07:00Thank you! Many of the other G+ comments have als...Thank you! Many of the other G+ comments have also agreed that this is a phenomenon that should be celebrated because it means my characters are three dimensional. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527989806224086214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-59137839017779725942013-10-02T13:02:26.159-07:002013-10-02T13:02:26.159-07:00I like how you're able to give your characters...I like how you're able to give your characters a compromise. When they're too loud for the story they're in, maybe they need a story of their own. And yes, we do sometimes need to be the bad guy for the character's own good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527989806224086214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-6577344719725866912013-10-01T16:57:40.643-07:002013-10-01T16:57:40.643-07:00I only read your G+ post before, and now I underst...I only read your G+ post before, and now I understand more about how your characters had a mind of their own. Be happy. Many, many writers find it difficult to build a strong character. It appears you have a knack that others only dream of.mistertrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908806266880517883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527248326652000073.post-64156281714166500952013-09-30T20:06:49.789-07:002013-09-30T20:06:49.789-07:00I have some amazing characters like that -- which ...I have some amazing characters like that -- which sounds like bragging, except I honestly don't feel I can take credit for much of what they do, and are.<br /><br />I've experienced that crazy foreshadowing phenomenon, where you can look back and wonder how you missed something so huge, 'cause it was all /right there/, as perfect as if you'd planned it all ahead of time. And yes, I've got characters who could easily run out of control if I didn't set up some story guidelines to keep them from self-destructing. And some of them come pretty close to self-destructing anyway.<br /><br />I don't get into fights with most of them, though there is one character I met during last year's NaNoWriMo with whom I guess I've been having a war of wills. He's been demanding that his story be told a certain way, but I just haven't found a way to make it work yet. So this year, I'm offering him a new role -- new name, new life, new set of deep-seated issues. He's reluctant to step out of the box he'd constructed for himself; I guess, from his perspective, it is sort of a scary thing, to undergo that kind of identity shift. But letting him drive hasn't gotten us anywhere, so I'm playing the author card and grabbing the wheel. Worst case scenario, it doesn't go well and he continues to resent me. *shrug* Sometimes the parent's got to be the bad guy, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com