tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5578029393400909602..comments2024-03-28T09:42:20.558-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Characterization in Just a Few WordsJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89320486614788547162014-09-14T16:00:55.066-04:002014-09-14T16:00:55.066-04:00My two are five and a half years apart. It worked ...My two are five and a half years apart. It worked out well. I think pretty much any span does--you just have to go with the flow. And you can't generalize. I had one girl who had an easy teen-hood, and one whose difficult teen-hood started before age 10. Sometimes I think she reverts to that stage half the time when I talk to her.<br /><br />You can't let the things that insensitive (or mean--but I prefer to think better of everybody & just decide they are insensitive) say bother you. So what? <br /><br />Good luck, and enjoy your new little one. The time goes by so fast.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46833535223446360272014-09-14T13:49:38.714-04:002014-09-14T13:49:38.714-04:00Also: Gloria, that is HORRIBLE. I probably would&#...Also: Gloria, that is HORRIBLE. I probably would've punched her.Sarah Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822639126179367121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90336559577549271892014-09-14T13:49:16.179-04:002014-09-14T13:49:16.179-04:00Great discussion about characterization, folks! I ...Great discussion about characterization, folks! I probably won't ever kill off this guy in a book, but I'll definitely think of him when I need a character who puts his foot in his mouth to a fault.<br /><br />And thanks for all the baby wishes! Still no baby. She's already distinguishing herself from her brother in that she's currently 10 days behind where he was. He was early and in a hurry. Guess she won't be that way! Hopefully right on time and chilled out.Sarah Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822639126179367121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90808885635160946032014-09-14T12:29:24.955-04:002014-09-14T12:29:24.955-04:00I have a feeling that we'll be seeing "wa...I have a feeling that we'll be seeing "waddling" guy in one of your novels…as the victim, perhaps?<br />Hope you can put your feet up (as much as possible with a five-year-old) and rest. Best wishes as you welcome another source of joy into your life. Keep us posted!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83842796131790192322014-09-14T10:16:18.411-04:002014-09-14T10:16:18.411-04:00Sarah, good story. I think I can beat that with my...Sarah, good story. I think I can beat that with my mother-in[-law coming to our house just after my son died in my arms and had already left. The first thing she asked was "How many breaths did he take." She's been long gone now, except she's a nosy character in my books who looks like her and asks outrageous questions. So I'm expecting to use this guy in some unflattering way in your works.<br /><br />Wishing you much joy with your newest little one.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10232951078600657692014-09-14T08:44:18.542-04:002014-09-14T08:44:18.542-04:00I'd love to be able to encapsulate a character...I'd love to be able to encapsulate a character within an anecdote. Most of my characters haven't known each other very long (something I'll have to think about) so impressions have to make do. The quick characterizations I like the best are memories that epitomize the character, like a memory of a greedy child grabbing something from another child, who then does something similar as an adult, as in a leopard doesn't change its spots. <br /><br />Everything I'm sure will go well in delivery and bringing home baby girl. My kids were in the same birth order. I stopped after that. I figured I'd lucked out with a healthy boy and girl. Good luck, and drop us a line!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33210569447728591522014-09-14T08:22:37.985-04:002014-09-14T08:22:37.985-04:00Description is one place where the movies have it ...Description is one place where the movies have it so over novelists. A picture can be worth a thousand words. However,we writers allow our readers to add to our writing because our few words allow each reader to paint their own unique picture.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43589223980363196232014-09-14T06:34:05.282-04:002014-09-14T06:34:05.282-04:00Thank you, Sarah!!! What a marvelous lesson in cha...Thank you, Sarah!!! What a marvelous lesson in characterization. You've given me something to examine my characters for. <br /><br />Now to the even more important. Best wishes, prayers, and thoughts to you and your family. <br />Having raised just one daughter, my advice to you? You will know best, trust yourself. There are no general rules. As you already know, there's just your special family and how you love each other. <br /><br />Kath<br />Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620539513724126913noreply@blogger.com