tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post6317937211129646131..comments2024-03-28T04:07:58.140-07:00Comments on Fiction and Film: First ChaptersKate Larkindalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-69179405162028532902011-06-27T04:05:40.229-07:002011-06-27T04:05:40.229-07:00I find that the action is usualy what draws me int...I find that the action is usualy what draws me into a book rather than character. You can develop a fantastic character but without a stimulating environment they may as well be flat. Personally i like to think of characters the same way i think about people. You don't know all about them when you first meet them, you need to spend time with them. I think people will deffinately hang around to find more out about a character as long as there is some incentive, some action, some mystery.MunDeityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834531091728352305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-34929953702309853902011-06-12T22:56:07.823-07:002011-06-12T22:56:07.823-07:00For me it changes depending on the book. Some are ...For me it changes depending on the book. Some are very action driven, and some, I just need in the main character's head.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-32589731205882218122011-06-08T13:23:51.956-07:002011-06-08T13:23:51.956-07:00I guess maybe a few random thoughts thrown in ther...I guess maybe a few random thoughts thrown in there might help... I just really wanted the reader to be in the moment with Lucy, discovering the things as she does without any guidance from her. At the beginning, her thoughts wouldn't be that coherent.... But maybe that will make her sympathetic.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-23033546084964509732011-06-08T05:16:55.130-07:002011-06-08T05:16:55.130-07:00I read somewhere recently that a large number of t...I read somewhere recently that a large number of the 'more popular' books open with a strong combination of both character introspection and action. The right character thoughts, even just a couple, in the middle of an intense action scene, can give the reader the exact reason they need to care.<br /><br />This is something I only just thought of...I'll have to go see if it's actually an effective thought...showing the character thinking about some random sympathy indcuing thing...stopping now ^_^Loralie Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134452749240292803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-52902791973879082842011-06-07T15:17:53.205-07:002011-06-07T15:17:53.205-07:00You're seeing this as an either/or, but it isn...You're seeing this as an either/or, but it isn't. Action reveals character, that's its purpose. As long as the situation has more than one possible resolution, her choices will tell us who she is, as in the type of personality.<br /><br />On the other hand, if you are concerned about backstory, what kind of person she is, where she comes from, her key influences in life etc., then that stuff is immaterial at the start of the book. You can put it in there if you want, but nobody will miss it if you don't or if you put it in later.<br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/mooderino" rel="nofollow">@mooderino</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-37959963597266333812011-06-07T11:54:06.331-07:002011-06-07T11:54:06.331-07:00It is so hard to find the balance. Your reader has...It is so hard to find the balance. Your reader has to like the MC, know them, feel for them, or else the reader won't care about the action that's happening to them. It's a very fine line. I'm having some problems with this issue, especially making my MC sympathetic right off the bat considering that shes an assassin.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.com