tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post7814169693579452748..comments2024-03-29T09:30:44.859+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Three Goals for Every Charactermooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-27997560204884467892019-08-30T08:20:18.864+01:002019-08-30T08:20:18.864+01:00Sum Our Friendship In Those 3 Cute And Lovely Word...Sum Our Friendship In Those 3 Cute And Lovely Words You R Damn Lucky <a href="https://www.playbazzar.com/result-chart.php" rel="nofollow">Play Bazaar</a> We Are Enough 2 Tell Each Other What We Feel About Our <a href="https://www.playbazzar.com/result-chart.php" rel="nofollow">Satta King</a> Relationship NIKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554752731027761199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-44857108184610676572014-03-06T00:08:43.042+00:002014-03-06T00:08:43.042+00:00This is really helpful in getting to know characte...This is really helpful in getting to know characters better. I just found your blog through My Name is Not Bob and I'm really loving your posts!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528801797757394458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-43556287665143274042014-02-10T18:53:05.413+00:002014-02-10T18:53:05.413+00:00@Medeia - glad you found it useful.
@Denise - I h...@Medeia - glad you found it useful.<br /><br />@Denise - I haven't posted anything there for a while but hope to soon.<br /><br />@Squid - cheers.<br /><br />@Margo - Thanks very much.<br /><br />@sarah - mostly it's a combination of daydreaming and rambling.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-28037448980509489362014-02-10T07:02:43.719+00:002014-02-10T07:02:43.719+00:00I have to say, I greatly admire your ability to co...I have to say, I greatly admire your ability to consistently come up with practical, relevant and helpful posts. This is another one.<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(From Sarah, With Joy)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-77156212231831787462014-02-10T05:13:40.560+00:002014-02-10T05:13:40.560+00:00Great post! Thanks for the insight. I'm off to...Great post! Thanks for the insight. I'm off to analyze my characters. :)Margo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474612650116392270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-35518710450447890062014-02-10T03:12:58.762+00:002014-02-10T03:12:58.762+00:00Interesting thoughts!Interesting thoughts!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-30625910889427217882014-02-10T02:41:11.394+00:002014-02-10T02:41:11.394+00:00I like these points. That's why I can never fi...I like these points. That's why I can never finish a novel...clever people like you keep finding ways for me to improve! <br /><br />I see your Wattpad badge. I've just joined Wattpad so will find you there. I haven't learned how to do much yet, but am working on it when I have a spare mo', which isn't very often.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-32704115649986887832014-02-10T01:33:02.746+00:002014-02-10T01:33:02.746+00:00Great post and I'll be thinking about these th...Great post and I'll be thinking about these three elements the next time I outline a story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-77167813793563018172014-02-09T23:24:38.811+00:002014-02-09T23:24:38.811+00:00@Rachna - you can often intertwine goals, in fact ...@Rachna - you can often intertwine goals, in fact it usually makes the story stronger.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34989357899704686122014-02-09T15:54:47.160+00:002014-02-09T15:54:47.160+00:00Very interesting post Moody. I like the way you ha...Very interesting post Moody. I like the way you have summed up a character's goals: professional, personal and private. For the book I finished my character's goals are both personal and private.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-60597815721141578652014-02-09T01:05:28.667+00:002014-02-09T01:05:28.667+00:00@Elise - changing Ps are a good way to keep the st...@Elise - changing Ps are a good way to keep the story interesting, both for the reader and the writer.<br /><br />@Lybda - we could all do with a bitof a stretch., Cheers for the RT.<br /><br />@Mai - cool, glad it helped.<br /><br />@Rick - you and me both.<br /><br />@LD - A lot of writer will work in all three without even having to think about it. Doesn't hurt to think about it though.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-46136737212171298302014-02-08T19:14:22.274+00:002014-02-08T19:14:22.274+00:00Interesting. I took a class once that broke the ch...Interesting. I took a class once that broke the character's goals down into internal and external. I think the three part breakdown in more useful. Thanks.<br /><br />(I'm entering the comment twice because I think the first attempt disappeared. My apologies if I end up repeating myself.)LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-32939784803437449052014-02-08T12:26:41.166+00:002014-02-08T12:26:41.166+00:00I'm about to begin my first work of fiction. N...I'm about to begin my first work of fiction. Need all the help I can get .<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-419281970252313252014-02-08T08:29:04.170+00:002014-02-08T08:29:04.170+00:00Your article was really helpful :) It gave me a lo...Your article was really helpful :) It gave me a lot to think about. CrazyMaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14095594061103345478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-36230902222932197832014-02-06T23:15:16.578+00:002014-02-06T23:15:16.578+00:00retweeted. This post might explain why I struggle ...retweeted. This post might explain why I struggle so much with endings because I love going for the intertwined goals so I end up with obvious endings. I must stretch more!!! hehehe.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-76850393226629027492014-02-06T12:28:59.915+00:002014-02-06T12:28:59.915+00:00While I was reading the dragon example, I was thin...While I was reading the dragon example, I was thinking, the princess needs to fall for the dragon. ;)<br /><br />Another great post Mood. I'm wondering if I don't have a character whose 3ps (or at least one of them) change by the end of the book, it's not really cut and dry....I need to think about this....damn it... ;)<br />Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-10668871576761269852014-02-06T11:11:19.771+00:002014-02-06T11:11:19.771+00:00@Missy - cheers.
@Lilith - my pleasure.
@Lydia -...@Missy - cheers.<br /><br />@Lilith - my pleasure.<br /><br />@Lydia - hope life as an author is treating you well.<br /><br />@nutschell - The 3P Method, I like it. <br /><br />@Karen - cheers.<br /><br />@Cynthia - I think it only gets really interesting when you go below the surface.<br /><br />@Christine - I daydream whole backstories I never use, but knowing it helps a lot. <br /><br />@Carol - helps to know if anything's missing, although you still have to come up with something to put in there.<br /><br />@Gina - you're very welcome.<br /><br />@Donna - once you start being aware of the 3Ps (TM) new threads tends to emerge all over the place.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-5555554821430690462014-02-06T05:11:13.172+00:002014-02-06T05:11:13.172+00:00I sometimes have problems with the middle of the s...I sometimes have problems with the middle of the story; it lags. These three questions might help me when I'm struggling to bridge that gap between the beginning and the end. This is good food for thought.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-43326066674410713622014-02-06T05:05:55.477+00:002014-02-06T05:05:55.477+00:00This is an excellent post with a lot of food for t...This is an excellent post with a lot of food for thought. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-2359944698200084092014-02-06T04:02:41.206+00:002014-02-06T04:02:41.206+00:00Hi! Man, I need to run my latest WIP through this ...Hi! Man, I need to run my latest WIP through this sieve. Great idea to have all these things. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-73329559429231678282014-02-06T01:14:17.833+00:002014-02-06T01:14:17.833+00:00Excellent post. I always make sure to have all tho...Excellent post. I always make sure to have all those aspects in my characters. And I often lay in bed just like that thinking about my characters!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-45548702322406243982014-02-05T22:20:24.624+00:002014-02-05T22:20:24.624+00:00You're right that a hero who is heroic for the...You're right that a hero who is heroic for the sake of being heroic is a bit flat--- as writers, we need to know more about why the hero does what s/he does.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-34819935684533651092014-02-05T20:28:46.723+00:002014-02-05T20:28:46.723+00:00I like this! Thanks a bunch. You always share such...I like this! Thanks a bunch. You always share such great info. No wonder you won that recent award. Congrats!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-78060819273974301522014-02-05T19:05:47.997+00:002014-02-05T19:05:47.997+00:00I love this 3P method! I'll have to make sure ...I love this 3P method! I'll have to make sure my stories make use of this!<br /><br />nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-88931588943837948962014-02-05T01:58:09.754+00:002014-02-05T01:58:09.754+00:00Love how you showed the differences between these ...Love how you showed the differences between these types of goals. Brilliant. <br /><br />Hey, thank you so much for featuring Control on your side bar! :DLydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.com