Comments on: The Best Laid Plans… http://www.twilightlady.com/2009/08/21/the-best-laid-plans/ Webcomic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:40:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Francisco http://www.twilightlady.com/2009/08/21/the-best-laid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-14676 Francisco Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:08:35 +0000 http://www.twilightlady.com/?p=985#comment-14676 When read the blog entry, I couldn't stop myself from thinking of an old radio comedy called <a href="http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/romantic_friction.html" rel="nofollow">Romantic Friction</a>. Listening in is probably better for your sanity. When read the blog entry, I couldn’t stop myself from thinking of an old radio comedy called Romantic Friction.

Listening in is probably better for your sanity.

]]> By: Blake Chen http://www.twilightlady.com/2009/08/21/the-best-laid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-14442 Blake Chen Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:24 +0000 http://www.twilightlady.com/?p=985#comment-14442 The idea of actually having conversations with these characters seems weird to me. It would take me out of their story, like when characters in a play or whatever start talking to the audience in that breaking-down-the-4th-wall kind of way. I want to be so engrossed in their situation and believe it to be real that the last thing I'd want to do is put myself in there with them. Don't know if that makes sense... So rather than talking to these characters, I prefer to listen in on their conversations. Like a fly on the wall. In a kind of voyeuristic way... hehe. The idea of actually having conversations with these characters seems weird to me. It would take me out of their story, like when characters in a play or whatever start talking to the audience in that breaking-down-the-4th-wall kind of way. I want to be so engrossed in their situation and believe it to be real that the last thing I’d want to do is put myself in there with them. Don’t know if that makes sense…

So rather than talking to these characters, I prefer to listen in on their conversations. Like a fly on the wall. In a kind of voyeuristic way… hehe.

]]> By: Katschy http://www.twilightlady.com/2009/08/21/the-best-laid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-14389 Katschy Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:17:51 +0000 http://www.twilightlady.com/?p=985#comment-14389 Blake, I totally understand what you mean about getting to know the characters - they develop while you're writing, and you realise hey, for her to do this would be inconsistent with her character. And oh, yes, the characters do talk to you - authors are just mediums, through whom the characters write their own stories. The creative slumps happen when the connection isn't solid and clear :) Blake, I totally understand what you mean about getting to know the characters – they develop while you’re writing, and you realise hey, for her to do this would be inconsistent with her character. And oh, yes, the characters do talk to you – authors are just mediums, through whom the characters write their own stories. The creative slumps happen when the connection isn’t solid and clear :)

]]> By: Albert http://www.twilightlady.com/2009/08/21/the-best-laid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-14063 Albert Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:21:58 +0000 http://www.twilightlady.com/?p=985#comment-14063 I don't know if I mean literally... probably not. I just know that for some authors their characters take on their own identities and personalities in the authors' minds, and seem to have a dialog with them. I've heard of authors who, when they hit a creative slump, would say "My characters aren't talking to me." I can't remember who that quote was attributed to, but I think it may have been Agatha Christie. I don’t know if I mean literally… probably not. I just know that for some authors their characters take on their own identities and personalities in the authors’ minds, and seem to have a dialog with them. I’ve heard of authors who, when they hit a creative slump, would say “My characters aren’t talking to me.” I can’t remember who that quote was attributed to, but I think it may have been Agatha Christie.

]]> By: xcal http://www.twilightlady.com/2009/08/21/the-best-laid-plans/comment-page-1/#comment-14054 xcal Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:43:12 +0000 http://www.twilightlady.com/?p=985#comment-14054 While I don't have the time to sit and think about life, the universe and the Twilight Lady, I'm still enjoying your story! You cannot know how many times I've started a comment, then got seriously distracted and ended up trashing the comment:-( I'm still lurking around ;-) While I don’t have the time to sit and think about life, the universe and the Twilight Lady, I’m still enjoying your story! You cannot know how many times I’ve started a comment, then got seriously distracted and ended up trashing the comment:-(

I’m still lurking around ;-)

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