tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post2403430844089702076..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: Come Over to the Dark Side...We've Got Cookies!*Elspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-21302043566994240132009-10-01T11:16:25.816-07:002009-10-01T11:16:25.816-07:00Jemi; You can't go wrong with Darth Vader and...Jemi; You can't go wrong with Darth Vader and cookies!<br /><br />Rayna; Thank you for your kind words! You're right, perfect main characters are exceedingly dull.<br /><br />W; Exactly! Thanks for dropping by!<br /><br />Patricia; Thank you. I'm honored.<br /><br />Carolyn; Thanks! And good for you. I'm sure your WIP is great.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-27747401450835721772009-10-01T09:48:04.597-07:002009-10-01T09:48:04.597-07:00Great blog and title!
I think you're right, ch...Great blog and title!<br />I think you're right, characters need a flaw. <br />Thinking about my WIP, each of my characters has some kind of flaw. In some of them, it's a big flaw, in others it's a subtle one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-18166327711717501762009-10-01T08:46:56.435-07:002009-10-01T08:46:56.435-07:00Espeth, please drop by my blog for today (Thursday...Espeth, please drop by my blog for today (Thursday) when you have a chance. I passed on another award to worthy bloggers, and you're on my list. http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.comPatricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-20096592531016789612009-09-30T21:34:46.289-07:002009-09-30T21:34:46.289-07:00If your protagonist doesn't have any flaws, th...If your protagonist doesn't have any flaws, then there's really no way for them to grow. And what good is a story with no character growth?Wendy Wagner;https://www.blogger.com/profile/16341499181581331264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-78118428872245881652009-09-30T18:37:45.353-07:002009-09-30T18:37:45.353-07:00Brilliant title. You daughter takes after you.
And...Brilliant title. You daughter takes after you.<br />And yes, nothing more boring than a perfect main character - almost want to make you throw up sometimes. I much prefer the ones with small and big flaws.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-8260079014430976812009-09-30T18:11:16.174-07:002009-09-30T18:11:16.174-07:00Darth Vader? Cookies? I'm in!!!
Perfect peopl...Darth Vader? Cookies? I'm in!!!<br /><br />Perfect people are so boring. And writing about the flaws and the villains is so much fun :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-49451551580104227022009-09-30T17:10:38.774-07:002009-09-30T17:10:38.774-07:00Hey, watch it! I named my first son Mr. Whiskers.Hey, watch it! I named my first son Mr. Whiskers.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-73605022786022053052009-09-30T16:04:41.852-07:002009-09-30T16:04:41.852-07:00Elizabeth; Sorry, skipped you before! I agree pr...Elizabeth; Sorry, skipped you before! I agree protagonists with issues are fun...and easier to write. How boring to have a perfect main character!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-28544985385877591342009-09-30T16:02:56.100-07:002009-09-30T16:02:56.100-07:00Margot; I shall pass the message along to my daug...Margot; I shall pass the message along to my daughter- thanks! I agree the best characters aren't easy to categorize.<br /><br />Alan; I knew the cookies would work. Aha!<br /><br />Elisa; I love the sound of your new protagonist - we share the same flaw.<br /><br />Stephanie; I don't think there are unique flaws, but certainly different facets.<br /><br />Galen; Yes! Give the Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-51181390112488314492009-09-30T14:12:39.063-07:002009-09-30T14:12:39.063-07:00Love the cookies!
I try to give my characters fla...Love the cookies!<br /><br />I try to give my characters flaws - especially the protagonist. Sometimes I think I don't give them enough. I do better at giving my villains redeeming qualities, I think.<br /><br />In real life I tend to see the good and overlook flaws. It's great in real life but not so much for a fiction writer. I'm trying to balance things out.<br /><br />Wonderful Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-31917344491246808942009-09-30T12:38:48.390-07:002009-09-30T12:38:48.390-07:00What great subject matter for a post, and how well...What great subject matter for a post, and how well you've written this. Plus, that title! <br /><br />I always say...I keep waiting to meet that one perfect somebody that everyone's striving to be. You know, that person that doesn't have flaws? But I won't find them, they don't exist. How boring to write people that aren't real. Even bad guys have feelings, even bad guys Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-39162383512125010862009-09-30T12:31:24.620-07:002009-09-30T12:31:24.620-07:00Nice points, Elspeth, particularly about making th...Nice points, Elspeth, particularly about making the villain have a nice redeeming quality. I’m gonna have to look at that for my WIP. I’m thinking it would be pretty easy to write in a cat for a scene or two. Just makes for more interesting characters.<br /><br />Best Regards, Galen<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog.htm" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-74996579328991376562009-09-30T12:16:01.296-07:002009-09-30T12:16:01.296-07:00All of my characters are flawed...what I need to c...All of my characters are flawed...what I need to come up with is a unique way for them to be flawed. Something out of the ordinary!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-77268802200449191082009-09-30T12:00:35.755-07:002009-09-30T12:00:35.755-07:00I definitely believe in character flaws. Flawless ...I definitely believe in character flaws. Flawless characters are not interesting. One of the things I was very conscious of while writing Ordinary World was revealing flaws in the male characters (I won't say which ones!) who come off really awesome in this novel. I didn't want them to all be saints. And Andi, of course, has a whole new bowl of flaws that she grapples with.<br /><br />In Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399296868934652020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-78944142078040821142009-09-30T11:56:45.770-07:002009-09-30T11:56:45.770-07:00I'm like Alan in that I'm a sucker for fla...I'm like Alan in that I'm a sucker for flaws. I think I'm walking a thin line sometimes...I don't want anyone to *dislike* my protagonist, after all. But they're so much more fun when they have issues! :)<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-5590786138564703252009-09-30T11:02:09.342-07:002009-09-30T11:02:09.342-07:00You had me at cookies.
Sometimes I give my protag...You had me at cookies.<br /><br />Sometimes I give my protagonist too many flaws. Then I spend a lot of time in revisions rehabilitating him/her. I guess I like too many flaws.Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-27154465305941679492009-09-30T10:40:05.373-07:002009-09-30T10:40:05.373-07:00Elspeth,
First, please compliment your daughter...Elspeth,<br /> First, please compliment your daughter for me - I love the title of your post! As far as "bumpy" characters, they're my favorite kind! I think we identify with flawed characters because we, too, are flawed. Also, I think flawed characters make for much more interesting stories. It's far too simple to just have a hero and a villain, with the other characters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com