tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3153238947251306209..comments2024-03-29T07:25:11.925-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: What's Up, Doc?Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86250766033581486722013-02-12T14:11:58.236-05:002013-02-12T14:11:58.236-05:00HiJames, I simply love your blog and have nominate...HiJames, I simply love your blog and have nominated you for a Very inspiring Blogger Award. To collect it's simple click onto my blog http://welshjensblog.blogspot.com<br />and follow the rules. Have a great day. jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809000154442629663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-13292069787323457612013-02-12T14:11:38.622-05:002013-02-12T14:11:38.622-05:00Thank you, Yolanda. It's amazing that one pers...Thank you, Yolanda. It's amazing that one person could be the voice of so many cartoon characters!Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33932067027563636272013-02-12T14:06:08.054-05:002013-02-12T14:06:08.054-05:00What a lovely story, thanks for sharing, and who d...What a lovely story, thanks for sharing, and who doesn't know those characters.<br /><br />Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-22356202993911051032013-02-12T13:49:53.563-05:002013-02-12T13:49:53.563-05:00Thanks for the smile, E.B. Elmo really was a chara...Thanks for the smile, E.B. Elmo really was a character gone wild!Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10736118903656659332013-02-12T13:43:10.972-05:002013-02-12T13:43:10.972-05:00Warren, I'd like to learn more about character...Warren, I'd like to learn more about characters who become so large they have to be killed off. Perhaps it's a fine line between writing a larger than life character and one that takes over? Now, I'm curious.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10686689171325739472013-02-12T12:59:51.883-05:002013-02-12T12:59:51.883-05:00Poor Elmo--caught in a sex scandal--and he looked ...Poor Elmo--caught in a sex scandal--and he looked so innocent! E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61539704738754836492013-02-12T12:50:52.206-05:002013-02-12T12:50:52.206-05:00Characters can grow larger than their creators. T...Characters can grow larger than their creators. That's when authors attempt to kill them off, with very mixed results.<br />Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61644523048270347402013-02-12T12:27:18.445-05:002013-02-12T12:27:18.445-05:00Gloria, I've read that some authors create spe...Gloria, I've read that some authors create special series for their minor characters when they begin to upstage the protagonist!Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60258259434642387622013-02-12T11:18:48.933-05:002013-02-12T11:18:48.933-05:00Fascinating blog, Kara, especially the family conn...Fascinating blog, Kara, especially the family connection. <br /><br />I'm a panster like, Jim, and I find my characters grow and change almost on their own. Sometimes what was meant to be a minor character becomes far more than I planned.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11736336159403812422013-02-12T10:26:44.420-05:002013-02-12T10:26:44.420-05:00Interesting insight about characters morphing and ...Interesting insight about characters morphing and being a panster, Jim. I had one character go rogue and refuse to be the murderer. It forced me to be creative and, I think, made the story more interesting.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44152356000357565112013-02-12T10:21:32.302-05:002013-02-12T10:21:32.302-05:00Paula, the family connection was a surprise to me....Paula, the family connection was a surprise to me. I had heard that everyone is only six steps away from any other person in the world (six degrees of separation). But I think it's more like three or four steps.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-5258030539954150492013-02-12T09:14:38.390-05:002013-02-12T09:14:38.390-05:00Kara,
What fascinating family connections.
I hav...Kara,<br /><br />What fascinating family connections.<br /><br />I have had characters morph on me, but since I am a pantser in my writing, that is not surprising—in fact I suspect I am almost begging them to tell me who they want to be rather than casting their life in stone before I start writing about them.<br /><br />~ Jim<br /><br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75518320187006725982013-02-12T09:08:02.536-05:002013-02-12T09:08:02.536-05:00Kara, I agree. There is a unique relationship betw...Kara, I agree. There is a unique relationship between characters and their creators. Thanks for sharing this remarkable experience and your family's connection.Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.com