tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post856048072680573846..comments2024-01-30T02:18:46.434-06:00Comments on ACME AUTHORS LINK: Character Attributes - So Important as Visual CuesMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-37433681510348761432010-08-14T09:13:14.239-05:002010-08-14T09:13:14.239-05:00Sylvia, funny comment on perfect legs!Sylvia, funny comment on perfect legs!Patrick Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381374242248506334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-50339939806226849972010-08-14T01:08:17.656-05:002010-08-14T01:08:17.656-05:00When I think of character, I think of someone with...When I think of character, I think of someone with BARK on em....and on hearing that a story is character-driven, I am sure there will be many, many outward displays of said character as well as inward monologues and thught processes...as it tells me a lot about a man if he wears the uniform of his profession for instance or as when My Dr. Jessica Coran is in her scrubs with scalpel in hand. If you have never seen the spoofy horror flick called Tremors, watch it just for the use of the props from the barbed wire fence and posts to the pogo stick, basketball, and ancient Coca Cola freezer/chest in the store. Every prop focused on at the beginning of the store comes back into play later, and while it is a schlock comedy spoof horror flick, it is brilliant in its use of props. Outward props such as the hat Kevin Bacon wears or the jeans worn by the love interest, ripped off in a tangle of barbed wire late in the film are all indicative of the character from the outside IN....so to speak.<br />AND hey, I love all your responses here and the fact you found time to drop by....tell your friends we have fun at Acme.<br /><br />robRobert W. Walkerhttp://www.robertwalkerbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-35098917484883980632010-08-13T16:44:32.053-05:002010-08-13T16:44:32.053-05:00I can see it both ways. When you read, you enter a...I can see it both ways. When you read, you enter a make believe world where you can become someone who looks better and can achieve mighty things. <br /><br />On the other hand, it's also kind of nice to read books about people like me who are not as young as they used to be.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<br />http://facebook.com/morgan.mandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-13496002410515012692010-08-13T15:02:14.501-05:002010-08-13T15:02:14.501-05:00A agree with you, Rob. One thing that really bugs ...A agree with you, Rob. One thing that really bugs me is the cute, sexy, perfect protagonists with long tan legs and a coke bottle figure. Maybe it's because my legs are--actually perfect--they take me everywhere I want to go! Even if they are short and...er....not thin!<br /><br />Great post. Thanks for reminding us!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sylviadickeysmithbooks.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Sylvia Dickey Smith</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.AWarOfHerOwn.com" rel="nofollow">A War of Her Own</a>Sylvia Dickey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665990701980727149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-28668113330359869002010-08-13T10:32:54.794-05:002010-08-13T10:32:54.794-05:00I am profoundly influenced by mystery since I read...I am profoundly influenced by mystery since I read as much of it as I did fantasy and in the end, a really great story has a lot of internal and external mystery to solve. I find that giving enough information so the reader can fill in the appearance of the character is better than an actual artistic blow by blow of their appearance. Learning about their thought process and motivation comes with dialogue and reactions to events that happen in the story. Since my stories are character driven with good plots and not world driven I think many people across different genres will enjoy them.<br />Nancy<br /><a href="http://nrwilliams.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">N. R. Williams, fantasy author</a>N. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-90997084010820368682010-08-13T08:04:34.553-05:002010-08-13T08:04:34.553-05:00Good advice, Rob. There's so much more to a ch...Good advice, Rob. There's so much more to a character than how tall, how beautiful, etc., etc. One has to get on the 'inside' of a character to understand why he does what he does.<br />Thanks for your insight.<br />Betty GordonBetty Gordonhttp://www.bettygordon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674828414021418178.post-73779118385019234312010-08-12T21:14:24.319-05:002010-08-12T21:14:24.319-05:00Hello Rob. Lots of sage advice there; especially a...Hello Rob. Lots of sage advice there; especially about that misplaced dog! Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />I find that when creating a character it's helpful for me to give a thought to what their parents were like. From that image, I can extrapolate a lot about who a character is.Franklin Beaumonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950277803662347842noreply@blogger.com