tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post6791105318767009..comments2024-01-10T08:29:23.997-05:00Comments on Minding Spot: Tour: Diaries of an Urban Panther - Guest Author Amanda Arista + Giveaway!Minding Spothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746389236101161871noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-62630926358775480362011-07-15T20:35:54.990-04:002011-07-15T20:35:54.990-04:00I am definitely not a writer, so I cannot imagine ...I am definitely not a writer, so I cannot imagine what authors go through to create their characters <br /><br />lag110 at mchsi dot comlag123https://www.blogger.com/profile/12337928476396088989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-46175498002912035842011-07-15T10:18:50.833-04:002011-07-15T10:18:50.833-04:00Thank you guys for all the wonderful comments.
W...Thank you guys for all the wonderful comments. <br />Writing is a challenge but it's kind of like learning to play and instrument: you suck at first but the struggle to get it right is so worth it. At least, I hope I got it right,Amanda Aristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07265245047234644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-51767570352585836982011-07-14T23:46:45.136-04:002011-07-14T23:46:45.136-04:00I am not a writer either but I would like to be. I...I am not a writer either but I would like to be. I am sure it is very hard to write characters up and what they are thinking. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-20180838686491279672011-07-14T19:31:04.003-04:002011-07-14T19:31:04.003-04:00I'm not a writer but this was still a really i...I'm not a writer but this was still a really interesting post. I barely know what I want some of the time - I can't imagine creating other characters wants and struggles :-)<br /><br />smaccall AT comcast.netBookwyrm369https://www.blogger.com/profile/14099913801290454078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-15475032451990566672011-07-14T18:57:48.465-04:002011-07-14T18:57:48.465-04:00I'm not a writer, so what my characters want i...I'm not a writer, so what my characters want is for me to read their stories, in every great book I can get my hands on.<br /><br />Barbed1951 at aol dot comBarbara E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10042665559975481397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-27269803548868852152011-07-14T18:02:55.230-04:002011-07-14T18:02:55.230-04:00I don't write much, but when I do I've usu...I don't write much, but when I do I've usually got a fairly good idea of what my character will do.<br />marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441858897061655629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-66640793096912514292011-07-14T17:16:10.868-04:002011-07-14T17:16:10.868-04:00I couldn't write my way out of a paper bag!! I...I couldn't write my way out of a paper bag!! I have the greatest respect for people who can write and bring hours of entertainment to readers.<br /><br />follow on gfc<br /><br />mlawson17 at hotmail dot comMartha Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042754635352542051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-41892607554565756622011-07-14T15:56:06.114-04:002011-07-14T15:56:06.114-04:00Hi Amanda,
I found this post very insightful. A mo...Hi Amanda,<br />I found this post very insightful. A motivated character is part of making a great story in my opinion. Otherwise it's to easy and with no obstacles to overcome and that can get pretty dull. Before I can know what my characters want, I have to get to know them first. As you mentioned is it family, love, lust, fear or something else? Each character will be different and add on their unique traits, then response will differ as well. It's all about the journey, and equipping the characters with logical fatal flaws that won't break them but make them.<br /><br />~Na<br />Cambonified(at)yahoo(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-16886273756843160062011-07-14T15:25:08.965-04:002011-07-14T15:25:08.965-04:00Great post. Congrats on the release sounds really...Great post. Congrats on the release sounds really good.<br /><br />bacchus76 at myself dot comdonnashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468804026216474775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-41335651423949209522011-07-14T15:01:53.278-04:002011-07-14T15:01:53.278-04:00I'm definitely not a writer. The whole process...I'm definitely not a writer. The whole process is just foreign to me. So very daunting.<br /><br />Vivien<br />deadtossedwaves at gmail dot comVivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098433910594924847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-61453781552828825452011-07-14T13:08:51.565-04:002011-07-14T13:08:51.565-04:00I've been starting to write and I think I may ...I've been starting to write and I think I may be struggling because I haven't found those things that motivate my characters yet. It is interesting that while I created the characters, they really have a life of their own and you can't make them do things they don't want to do.<br /><br />valerie(at)stuckinbooks.comValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649532121775064262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-21620828488529726122011-07-14T12:55:01.620-04:002011-07-14T12:55:01.620-04:00I am not a writer so I can't even imagine how ...I am not a writer so I can't even imagine how hard it is to write the characters and determine what they are thinking or anything. I have great respect for authors who have the talent to write.June M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14929817630779731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2051837064185729464.post-8214566386777962732011-07-14T04:23:54.081-04:002011-07-14T04:23:54.081-04:00I sometimes write and when I do, I normally have a...I sometimes write and when I do, I normally have an idea of what my character is thinking but he or she always tend to surprise me. I think they dont like me thinking I know everything about them or something so they like to surprise me. lol <br />GFC: LadyVampire2u<br />LadyVampire2u AT gmail DOT comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com