tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post6352404412541806249..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Characters Are Developing All The Timemooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-6843936862849916032013-06-17T18:01:27.473+01:002013-06-17T18:01:27.473+01:00@Lynda - change and plenty of it.
@Michael - I wi...@Lynda - change and plenty of it.<br /><br />@Michael - I wish more writers would do that. usually it tends to be a massive change just at the end of the story.<br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-80983659469297919792013-06-17T16:29:32.866+01:002013-06-17T16:29:32.866+01:00George R.R. Martin is a master of this. I love how...George R.R. Martin is a master of this. I love how Jaime and Tyrion Lannister have changed over the course of the books. I think it is one of the essential traits to playing "the game of thrones." If you aren't willing to adapt and change, you die.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-31938574018647036512013-06-17T07:51:49.144+01:002013-06-17T07:51:49.144+01:00change is what makes the characters interesting.change is what makes the characters interesting.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-45905076406542630352013-06-15T08:09:52.855+01:002013-06-15T08:09:52.855+01:00@Laura - you're very welcome.
@Heath - thanks...@Laura - you're very welcome.<br /><br />@Heath - thanks!<br /><br />@Donna - YA readers tend to like simplistic wish fulfillment so that kind of premise sells.<br /><br />@Rachna - I think sometimes writers try to convince themselves since not everything in life makes sense fiction doesn't have to either, but usually this is based in not being able to come up with any good ideas.<br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-85849701464909640212013-06-14T17:22:45.131+01:002013-06-14T17:22:45.131+01:00"Plot isn’t just about trying various paths u..."Plot isn’t just about trying various paths until the character finds the right one, it is also about how a character handles the journey." What a lovely description for a plot. I believe in the cause and effect phenomenon, I also feel that everything should have a reason else it will come across as an add-on event in the story.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-41088092674833076462013-06-14T05:39:42.188+01:002013-06-14T05:39:42.188+01:00Unfortunately, lately I've been reading storie...Unfortunately, lately I've been reading stories where the (usually YA or romance hero) MC deals with the rejection through narrative. Pretty much: I can't believe this girl/guy didn't fall for me immediately, cuz I've been in love with him/her since I first met him/her and he/she doesn't really know I exist. I know, I'll dress and act like popular people and he/she'll love me.<br /><br />I need "affect" to be deeper than asthetic, or a crisis situation.<br /><br />.......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-40875965328087415082013-06-14T02:26:20.400+01:002013-06-14T02:26:20.400+01:00Excellent and insightful post, as usual!Excellent and insightful post, as usual!Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-50996541663721356832013-06-13T20:26:48.144+01:002013-06-13T20:26:48.144+01:00"Plot isn’t just about trying various paths u..."Plot isn’t just about trying various paths until the character finds the right one, it is also about how a character handles the journey." That is so true! Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Happy reading and writing! from <a href="http://lauramarcella.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Laura Marcella @ Wavy Lines</a>Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-51242757615117342882013-06-13T18:56:38.185+01:002013-06-13T18:56:38.185+01:00@sarah - it's not just that it should have an ...@sarah - it's not just that it should have an effect on the character, that effect needs to be communicated to the reader, hopefully in a way that impacts both them and the rest of the story.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-81276489651496251422013-06-13T18:32:04.021+01:002013-06-13T18:32:04.021+01:00If an event has no real effect on the character, t...If an event has no real effect on the character, then it doesn't really need to be in the book, does it?Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.com