tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post6695073011868826159..comments2023-04-10T06:25:11.417-07:00Comments on Soul Stretching Out: Tell Me Why I Should CareKatrina L. Lantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-27603430952138203232010-10-20T10:43:35.469-07:002010-10-20T10:43:35.469-07:00:) I love this post. You've talked about this ...:) I love this post. You've talked about this wonderfully. I find that though I start reading a novel because of a hook, I continue to read because of the characters. If I love the character enough -- if I care about him or her -- I'll read on regardless. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-90488932175425354412010-10-20T08:46:03.188-07:002010-10-20T08:46:03.188-07:00Liz- Thank you! Character development is something...Liz- Thank you! Character development is something I'm always tweaking in my own work--it's so hard to get right the first time.<br /><br />Kittie- Oh boy! Nothing worse than a book that actually FEELS gimmicky. <br /><br />TBFKA- You have a really long name! Thanks for commenting! And I know what you mean about novice-hood. I still have to go back and add characterization to my early chapters once I complete a story. <br /><br />Jessica- I read your post on teachers who influenced you with their passion for the subject, and I 100% agree with everything you said. I'm a new follower of your blog. Thank God for passionate teachers.<br /><br />Snip (hee hee, I think I'll just call you Jessica)- I LOL-ed when I read your comment! He guards the men's room...I think I'm getting a middle grade fantasy idea right now!Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-7849925878944444562010-10-19T20:59:30.097-07:002010-10-19T20:59:30.097-07:00Okay first, I'd like to tell you: He's the...Okay first, I'd like to tell you: He's the man who guards the men's room door. (Now I'll go back and read the rest.)<br /><br />I'm back. And you're right. Story telling is the most important factor. If it's told well, and you feel for the characters, you're not going to want to put that book down. Three dimensional. Characters who are ALIVE. That's our goal. Your last line was awesome, Katrina. (In fact, I'm stealing it for future reference/inspiration. So there.)<br /><br />Jessica (number two - it looks like - lol Or shall I sign as Snip?)Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17524862571932528710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-52709075579468261542010-10-19T16:20:07.348-07:002010-10-19T16:20:07.348-07:00This is kind of related to the post I did earlier ...This is kind of related to the post I did earlier today, but you say it much better. :) I love your blog and I love your insight. All of what you said in this post is so true. If I don't care about a character, I won't give a darn about the plot, even if it is the most amazing, knock-your-socks-off, holy-cow-my-mind-is-boggled plot in the entire world. So many books that could have been amazing turned out to be lousy because of this one thing.<br />Well said!<br /><a href="http://documentingimagination.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Put it on Paper </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-6331679328149631662010-10-19T14:45:16.356-07:002010-10-19T14:45:16.356-07:00Excellent points to bear in mind. Although, my lea...Excellent points to bear in mind. Although, my lead characters don’t even have any identifiable humanity until chapter five – on which I’m currently working. Maybe I can try to make the reader care twice as much now, if it isn’t too late. Oh the agonies of being a novice.<br /><i><b><a href="http://pillowofthecommunity.blogspot.com/2010/10/final-chapter.html" rel="nofollow">The enigmatic, masked blogger</a></b></i>The Blogger Formerly Known Ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310345690134317710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-89225772004007230062010-10-19T14:30:26.088-07:002010-10-19T14:30:26.088-07:00Wow, you're on target! I couldn't agree m...Wow, you're on target! I couldn't agree more with what you wrote. I've laid books aside because I felt as though it was a commercial hack by an author who didn't care about me the reader but loved the money I ploped down to buy the book.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8571939125765761515.post-80126948733765048322010-10-19T13:54:39.765-07:002010-10-19T13:54:39.765-07:00Excellent insight on why good character developmen...Excellent insight on why good character development is SO important!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648005142462223746noreply@blogger.com