tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post2048333660195587317..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: MoodsElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-77218778763314055322011-01-18T08:00:11.467-08:002011-01-18T08:00:11.467-08:00Very true, Elspeth. I'm currently re-reading a...Very true, Elspeth. I'm currently re-reading a bunch of JD Robbs, and her character Eve especially has all sorts of moods.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-18710485086652463422011-01-17T20:29:40.169-08:002011-01-17T20:29:40.169-08:00So true, and I just realized what was wrong with t...So true, and I just realized what was wrong with the last scene I wrote. Thanks.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-26250172325709977202011-01-17T17:08:00.134-08:002011-01-17T17:08:00.134-08:00Very good point. Characters who have good days and...Very good point. Characters who have good days and bad days are much more realistic and interesting than those who don’t.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-58544680441650131662011-01-17T16:52:11.967-08:002011-01-17T16:52:11.967-08:00Excellent point! My poor main character is so mood...Excellent point! My poor main character is so moody, he gives me the shakes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-14586224296027124022011-01-17T15:20:19.388-08:002011-01-17T15:20:19.388-08:00Excellent post as always. I sometimes forget to le...Excellent post as always. I sometimes forget to let them be themselves.Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-33691675120981123202011-01-17T15:07:52.499-08:002011-01-17T15:07:52.499-08:00I love character moodiness. :) Not everyone is a p...I love character moodiness. :) Not everyone is a particular way *all* of the time. Nice post!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-35524143250370314152011-01-17T14:49:07.517-08:002011-01-17T14:49:07.517-08:00Terry; Thank for your good reminder! Oh, those arc...Terry; Thank for your good reminder! Oh, those arcs will be the death of me!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-62386799554829117892011-01-17T14:30:13.950-08:002011-01-17T14:30:13.950-08:00Another good reminder. Remembering mood changes ca...Another good reminder. Remembering mood changes can be as important as the major character arc changes.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-66839633270400826232011-01-17T13:42:52.429-08:002011-01-17T13:42:52.429-08:00Stephanie; Thanks. I try.Stephanie; Thanks. I try.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-35964687399686831032011-01-17T12:36:16.855-08:002011-01-17T12:36:16.855-08:00Carol; I know! And our comments to each other are ...Carol; I know! And our comments to each other are similar as well.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-8359532807051177342011-01-17T11:50:35.566-08:002011-01-17T11:50:35.566-08:00Very true. I sort of talk about this today, too.Very true. I sort of talk about this today, too.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-16337857466075108372011-01-17T11:05:27.992-08:002011-01-17T11:05:27.992-08:00Al; Thanks for letting me know you liked it. Hope ...Al; Thanks for letting me know you liked it. Hope those floods are nowhere near you!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-9823156816101069122011-01-17T10:59:50.528-08:002011-01-17T10:59:50.528-08:00Great point.
Thanks for the reminder.Great point.<br />Thanks for the reminder.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-21205434141907232042011-01-17T10:35:38.189-08:002011-01-17T10:35:38.189-08:00Margot; Wouldn't it be boring if we were all i...Margot; Wouldn't it be boring if we were all in the same mood all the time? Although I suspect those who live under the same roof as me would be grateful if my mood changed a little less often!<br /><br />KarenG; Thanks!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-72848984652861080222011-01-17T10:23:56.327-08:002011-01-17T10:23:56.327-08:00Excellent reminder!Excellent reminder!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-75907835360311376692011-01-17T10:19:14.460-08:002011-01-17T10:19:14.460-08:00Elspeth - A great reminder! Thank you! Nobody has ...Elspeth - A great reminder! Thank you! Nobody has the same mood all of the time. Even basically optimistic people are sad at times. Even the most dyed-in-the-wool curmudgeons smile sometimes. And when we do this, I think our characters are more real. They're more appealing, and I know for me, I care more more about them and I write them better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com