tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post5631152338052101838..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: A Novel Approach to the World: Character DevelopmentLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25083751693087053022010-11-09T16:14:18.633-05:002010-11-09T16:14:18.633-05:00Karen is the winner of Siri's book. Will conta...Karen is the winner of Siri's book. Will contact her soon by email and send her address to Siri. Congrats, Karen :)Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70083399682339245582010-11-04T21:18:48.516-04:002010-11-04T21:18:48.516-04:00a wonderful posting....i always enjoy reading siri...a wonderful posting....i always enjoy reading siri's novels...just finished reading 'kissing adrien'...<br /><br />karenk<br />kmkuka at yahoo dot comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-4872140999890849092010-11-04T01:34:22.500-04:002010-11-04T01:34:22.500-04:00Thank you Siri and Dina!
My daughter and I loved C...Thank you Siri and Dina!<br />My daughter and I loved Clara and now I understand a bit more of how she came to be!Cheryl Klarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633250643087095689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-89808002927967348332010-11-03T22:15:13.993-04:002010-11-03T22:15:13.993-04:00With House (or any anti-hero) I think humor is key...With House (or any anti-hero) I think humor is key. Self-deprecating, outrageous, almost any kind. And if the reader/viewer can see even the tiniest of insecurities...works for me every time!Sirihttp://sirimitchell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-82308268758446134642010-11-03T21:34:39.892-04:002010-11-03T21:34:39.892-04:00Thanks for your post today, Siri! Oh, do I struggl...Thanks for your post today, Siri! Oh, do I struggle with my characters. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />There are so many fans of "Castle" around the Inkwell...I'm with you, Anita. It seems like forensic gizmos are the characters on a lot of shows right now. Give me humans with quirks!<br /><br />I wish I were eligible to enter for the book! It sounds wonderful so I'Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31561628351171561412010-11-03T19:36:09.425-04:002010-11-03T19:36:09.425-04:00I think I tend to make my characters with dementio...I think I tend to make my characters with dementions I wish I myself had. This part of writing has always been a challege for me. Thanks for the helpJan Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617976979678082323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-40382699963803341712010-11-03T16:52:21.407-04:002010-11-03T16:52:21.407-04:00I love House too. That would be a great show to st...I love House too. That would be a great show to study to figure out how to make a anti-hero/negative hero work.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-77209961684154282542010-11-03T15:52:31.405-04:002010-11-03T15:52:31.405-04:00Thanks so much, Dina, for inviting me to join you ...Thanks so much, Dina, for inviting me to join you all!<br /><br />I'm with you about TV shows, Anita Mae -- my favorite is House and it's because his personality is so fascinating. The minute I try to put him in a box, he takes a penknife and cuts his way out of it.<br /><br />And I'll be editing along with you, Debra. Just nearing the end of a first draft. Sometimes it takes that Sirihttp://sirimitchell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86563355874266054772010-11-03T11:11:52.620-04:002010-11-03T11:11:52.620-04:00Hey Siri, welcome to the Inkwell. I enjoyed chatti...Hey Siri, welcome to the Inkwell. I enjoyed chatting with you after most others had left the ACFW conference.<br /><br />Great post! And you're so right. Since writing, I've decided all of my favorite TV shows have become so because of the characters and not the plot. Currently, those include <b>Castle</b> and <b>NCIS</b>.<br /><br />Not to diss all those other forensic crime shows, but Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-49885281866478660272010-11-03T09:53:50.662-04:002010-11-03T09:53:50.662-04:00Judy Garland once said, ‘Always be a first-rate ve...Judy Garland once said, ‘Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.’ <br /><br />This is exactly what I needed to hear today! Thank you for the reminder :)<br /><br />I would love to read "She Walks in Beauty" Please enter me :)<br /><br />ksmiley2[at]kent[dot]eduKathrynhttp://noseinanovel.paperbackswap.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29701126070319287882010-11-03T08:39:08.222-04:002010-11-03T08:39:08.222-04:00Siri has been such a blessing to me as I've st...Siri has been such a blessing to me as I've started on my writing journey. When I fist realized I needed a support system I contacted two authors that I admired. Siri got back to me right away and even visited my website and gave suggestions. We met at a Festival of the Book in Virginia and she helped me to find ACFW and Hiswriters, which eventually led me to this blog :)<br /><br />I'm Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-50292671404635809232010-11-03T08:05:58.800-04:002010-11-03T08:05:58.800-04:00This is wonderful, Siri! It's just as easy to ...This is wonderful, Siri! It's just as easy to fall into the trap of creating stereotypical characters in our writing as it is to stereotype the people we encounter every day, which leaves us with flat, cardboard lives. <br />Thanks for posting today. You're insight has enriched our characters (real and fictional)!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-71831497084734178122010-11-03T07:56:22.719-04:002010-11-03T07:56:22.719-04:00I have read Love's Pursuit and She Walks in Be...I have read Love's Pursuit and She Walks in Beauty. I enjoyed them both!adgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203810495930165894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78402788966054058182010-11-03T05:55:17.212-04:002010-11-03T05:55:17.212-04:00Thanks for visiting, Siri, and I'm happy you&#...Thanks for visiting, Siri, and I'm happy you'll be back for more in the future!<br /><br />This is my biggest challenge in writing--bringing the interesting, compelling parts of my characters into an emotional connection for the reader. When I finish this current edit I know I'll be focusing on improving that the next time (hopefully the last time) through!<br /><br />Great points. <Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com