tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post8725903984349338999..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: A Moment of RealityElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-32576479355911076152011-07-20T13:18:53.029-07:002011-07-20T13:18:53.029-07:00So true about getting them into scenes that make u...So true about getting them into scenes that make up their lives apart from the plot conflict (the romance, the mystery, ect.) a similar danger is always placing them in the same setting (a restaurant or airpotor pub). There's so much to keep track of, isn't there!Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-71140588963794588492011-07-20T09:12:18.910-07:002011-07-20T09:12:18.910-07:00Margot; You've put that so well - each charact...Margot; You've put that so well - each character's life outside 'work' will help define them to readers.<br /><br />Carol; Thanks!<br /><br />Terry; I think the trick is give readers a moment where something else other than the main thrust of the plot is driving them.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-65979508257147531932011-07-20T07:57:12.582-07:002011-07-20T07:57:12.582-07:00One of the first writing lessons I learned was fro...One of the first writing lessons I learned was from a romance writer, which was kind of the reverse. In romance, the focus tends to be on the hero/heroine's relationship, so you have to remember to include the "character at work" scenes as well.<br /><br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-46637244241441907792011-07-20T07:35:48.690-07:002011-07-20T07:35:48.690-07:00Me, too. I love this post :)Me, too. I love this post :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-80557200838397248442011-07-20T06:30:49.380-07:002011-07-20T06:30:49.380-07:00Elspeth - Funny you'd mention that about givin...Elspeth - Funny you'd mention that about giving characters lives beyond sleuthing. As I'm editing my manuscript, I'm finding I've had to have my characters do other things besides work on the case. As it was, they were just a little too one-dimensional It's a good way to help readers tell them apart and see them as people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com