tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post3294659915938034352..comments2023-10-29T04:09:42.109-04:00Comments on The Edit Cafe: Can You Relate?JoAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16027015583205497259noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-9297296679209672762007-08-29T18:37:00.000-04:002007-08-29T18:37:00.000-04:00Mine is that my gal says everything she's thinking...Mine is that my gal says everything she's thinking before she thinks about whether or not she should say it. hahaha I'm SO known for that. :)Jennifer Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133460183163809626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-14001876938034667632007-08-29T16:10:00.000-04:002007-08-29T16:10:00.000-04:00qThis is a great topic. There is a lot of myself i...qThis is a great topic. There is a lot of myself in the characters, not just the heroine, but the hero and some of the secondary characters. The weird stuff (eating potato chips with ketchup) shows up from time to time, too. My current WIP has the heroine doing exactly opposite of what I like to do. The heroine is pretty rigid and won't even go to a party unless there is a serious, common purpose such a graduation or retirement celebration. But just to party??? No way!<BR/><BR/>Now me, on the other hand, I like to throw a party just because. Last year, I bid on a 5-piece "Big Band" gig on our local PBS station. When I won, my husband asked me exactly what I thought I would do with a band. Have a party, of course. So many asked what the occasion was and couldn't understand the lack of an organized purpose...even though I did have it on Veteran's Day. There doesn't have to be a real purpose other than having fun with family and friends.<BR/><BR/>For anyone interested, there are pixs from this party on my website at www.bethloughner.com under the photos link: go to the personal album. By the way, the band grew to a 17-piece (without an extra charge) because the whole crew wanted to come to the party. What fun! <BR/><BR/>See, this is great novel material.<BR/><BR/>BethBeth Loughnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014536375199305152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-67145372508377754332007-08-29T15:12:00.000-04:002007-08-29T15:12:00.000-04:00Wow. I could rewrite a good deal of what Mary and ...Wow. I could rewrite a good deal of what Mary and Janice said right here for my own post. I'm rewriting a scene for the third time because I just can't get it right. And I can't get it right because I don't want to bleed on my pages. But I'm working on it. And running? Oh, yeah. My wip is called Runaway Grace.Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866813673268878034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-79612138699033292332007-08-28T14:20:00.000-04:002007-08-28T14:20:00.000-04:00The Office! Yikes...my kids told me about that, th...The Office! Yikes...my kids told me about that, then my hubby watched it with them a couple of times. Really too close to my past experiences in various secretarial positions. My current WIP's female antagonist is my own age, although she had kids a couple of years younger than I did, so her son is already married, a teacher and expecting, while my older son is just getting married and my younger son is planning to become a teacher. I've never written in a character who's just my own age now, so it's interesting.<BR/>Lisa LickelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-17349779860459680512007-08-28T13:11:00.000-04:002007-08-28T13:11:00.000-04:00As a native Oklahoman, it's great to know there's ...As a native Oklahoman, it's great to know there's an Okie on the Barbour staff. :)<BR/><BR/>I don't think we can help putting little bits and pieces of the people we know in our books. We are partially a product of who we know. I told my youngest son that his personality had changed some since coming to our new church two years ago. He has a very boisterous youth pastor, and my quiet sixteen-year-old is getting louder and responding to certain things just as I've seen his youth pastor do. It spurred me to write a skit about striving to be just like someone you admire instead of being the person God wants you to be. The youth are performing it at Christmastime. I'm just thankful my son is modeling a man of God.Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-73686510834218421572007-08-28T12:42:00.000-04:002007-08-28T12:42:00.000-04:00Great post! Made me think!Horace said, “Mutato nom...Great post! Made me think!<BR/><BR/>Horace said, “Mutato nomine, de te fabula narrator." It means, "Change the name, and the story is told of yourself."<BR/><BR/>I think all writers use some bio material in at least some of their books. It just comes out.Kristy Dykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513637012962943901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-61099287774481686592007-08-28T11:16:00.000-04:002007-08-28T11:16:00.000-04:00Yep, I can relate to The Office. I've worked in so...Yep, I can relate to The Office. I've worked in some really goofy places and these characters remind me of some of the people I've worked with. Too funny and too true. <BR/><BR/>I love quirky characters--when they're consistently quirky. In my book, The Groom Wore Blue Suede Shoes, I had a wonderfully quirky character. Unfortunately, she was the heroine's mom and she stole the show...I mean, the book, along with her grandson. Many times my secondary characters seem stronger and more appealing than the hero or heroine. <BR/><BR/>Wonder why? Because the heroine is patterned too much after me? Mmmmm, something to think about here. Thanks!Jessica Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320362797117599955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-34472907484346666942007-08-28T00:12:00.000-04:002007-08-28T00:12:00.000-04:00You would have to ask! My WIP (a Heartsong set in ...You would have to ask! My WIP (a Heartsong set in the Amish country) is about a girl who runs away from her problems. Literally. Yeah, it's true. I'm a lot like her. I visited the Amish country last spring (my sister lives in Pennsylvania), and took a lot of photos! We also did a lot of shopping, so I "gleaned" as much as possible for my story. Of course, I'm really from Texas. There's not a hint of anything southern in this book, which is unusual for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494079983825852847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157905786947425443.post-84123756410842111862007-08-27T16:43:00.000-04:002007-08-27T16:43:00.000-04:00I don't think I'll say what quality, because what ...I don't think I'll say what quality, because what I'm writing right now is really close to home. But man, some of this pinches. I'm not sure if I'm handling the very...to me...important subject well, but I'm trying, and revising and I wonder if anyone will see it and see themselves or me.<BR/>In my cozy mysteries, I've tried to draw from my small hometowns, but mainly in the way the town is laid-out, not so much in people. <BR/>I hope there's no 'irate' awaiting me.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.com