tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post1749143470051204467..comments2023-10-15T03:16:44.927-06:00Comments on Suspense Novelist: Behind the MaskPeg Brantleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-1868113769394951232009-08-27T11:39:31.661-06:002009-08-27T11:39:31.661-06:00LOL, Sheila. It's amazing how much our charact...LOL, Sheila. It's amazing how much our characters keep from us, isn't it?Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-72597747661234906042009-08-27T11:33:11.738-06:002009-08-27T11:33:11.738-06:00That does sound interesting. Maybe that's why ...That does sound interesting. Maybe that's why it took so long for my character to start talking again.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-62128131570855483562009-08-27T08:06:11.072-06:002009-08-27T08:06:11.072-06:00Jenny, I agree with you regarding rules. Chris Roe...Jenny, I agree with you regarding rules. Chris Roerden makes the point that there really aren't any rules—but there are preferences and biases.<br /><br />Learning what those preferences and biases are, and why they exist, makes it easier to identify where and how to deviate . . . and why.<br /><br />I have to say that in this DVD set, I learned that filmmaking, Hollywod-style, is incredibly structured. Although there are always exceptions, it's amazing that any creativity gets through.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-13219934412843650702009-08-27T05:35:03.228-06:002009-08-27T05:35:03.228-06:00I'm always hesitant about rules in writing, al...I'm always hesitant about rules in writing, although I agree that some of them turn out to be things that we do automatically because they speak to some deeper truth, or reflect archetypes maybe. Maybe what's meant by a prior wound translates to "flawed," which any good character must be since no one's perfect. But immediately upon reading this the devil's advocate in me started picturing someone who'd lead an utterly charmed life, a life that was just about to take its first turn for the worse as the book began...<br /><br />At any rate, glad it's helping, Peg! I also think we find those sources that resonate with the particular book we're writing, and they can be life changing (or at least book changing)...jenny milchmanhttp://www.jennymilchman.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-5633336943758740902009-08-26T19:47:20.243-06:002009-08-26T19:47:20.243-06:00I think we do a lot of things right instinctively....I think we do a lot of things right instinctively. We peel through the layers of a character until we get to what we think of as their heart. But there is power in learning to understand, and label, the different layers of the peel sitting on the counter in front of us. Armed with that knowlege, we can learn to understand a more difficult, secretive character we're dealing with.<br /><br />It's kind of like Feng Shui. You may not understand all of the elements, but you know when you need to move that picture two inches to the left. Once you move it, the world is right. Balance has been restored. The beauty is in understanding why.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878752953637981313.post-80335701488068975852009-08-26T17:26:48.078-06:002009-08-26T17:26:48.078-06:00Very interesting. I don't think I had made tha...Very interesting. I don't think I had made that conscious realization, but all of my characters had that in their pasts. Very, very interesting...Tara Lindsay Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970258984995282462noreply@blogger.com