tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post7858229191820785161..comments2023-04-27T04:16:19.336-04:00Comments on The Hot Pink Typewriter: 'Don't Just Stand There - Do Something!' by Lindsay J. PryorNatalie Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942601245897759078noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-75671761107247176542012-06-29T05:35:55.644-04:002012-06-29T05:35:55.644-04:00Aw, thank you, Jennifer - that's really kind o...Aw, thank you, Jennifer - that's really kind of you to say so. I'm stoked you enjoyed the post. :-)lindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-65837228826734288892012-06-26T17:20:57.491-04:002012-06-26T17:20:57.491-04:00Lindsay, really enjoyed the post. Loved the exampl...Lindsay, really enjoyed the post. Loved the example. You are such a great writer!!! It's so easy to get lost in all of the threads/details of a story and miss the telling actions, but they are definitely very important. Thank you for the tips.Jennifer Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133239078169479100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-23076574315336600452012-06-26T05:35:11.567-04:002012-06-26T05:35:11.567-04:00LOL! (As in lost half a mouthful of coffee.) Very ...LOL! (As in lost half a mouthful of coffee.) Very nice try. Love the tactics. Well, as the technique seemed to work, I might be using more samples in the future - you never know. ;-) I actually got a bit defensive rewriting Kane and Caitlin - it felt very wrong portraying them both that way. I want them back!lindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-5641498961610573412012-06-26T05:20:47.422-04:002012-06-26T05:20:47.422-04:00Hi Tima. Thanks so much, I'm really pleased yo...Hi Tima. Thanks so much, I'm really pleased you enjoyed the post. I love creating characters. Some of mine have been with me for three or four years (sometimes longer), so getting to know them has been part of the course. Even when I think I know them there are still occasional surprises though. I love it when I try to contrive a scene and they act not as I'd want them to, but in a way that's more real to them. I think some of them get deeper in my psyche than intended. I think that's always good. As for tension - I LOVE it. It's the first thing I look for in a story so I guess that's why I try to put it in mine. Thanks for stopping by! :-)lindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-71557997744172157232012-06-26T05:17:32.052-04:002012-06-26T05:17:32.052-04:00No, no I don't understand. Can you put up anot...No, no I don't understand. Can you put up another scene just to make it clear?<br />Just kidding. Nice try though? <br />Great advice Lindsay, such a contrast between the two scenes it's very thought provoking. Well done!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175484309679484087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-65881471654524925102012-06-26T05:11:47.325-04:002012-06-26T05:11:47.325-04:00Replied in the wrong box - duh. :-(Replied in the wrong box - duh. :-(lindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-75282137693567361612012-06-26T05:11:08.978-04:002012-06-26T05:11:08.978-04:00Thank you so much, Natalie. I thought the scene ch...Thank you so much, Natalie. I thought the scene change would be a bit of fun. It was strange doing it actually - it felt like two strangers had walked into my book! I was a little uncomfortable to say the least. It's funny how much you get to know your characters over the course of a story and how real they become to you. All those actions and reactions almost become instinct when you know them so well and that, of course, makes writing them so much easier. Thank you for the compliment, I super-appreciate it. :-)lindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-54024751579673710362012-06-25T20:10:14.679-04:002012-06-25T20:10:14.679-04:00Great post, Lindsay and good advice. Just goes to ...Great post, Lindsay and good advice. Just goes to show, it's worth spending time developing your character - getting to know them - and building that tension in a scene.Tima Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452821656662304913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-22024001094744767882012-06-25T19:42:29.657-04:002012-06-25T19:42:29.657-04:00Great post, Lindsay! I love the way you changed th...Great post, Lindsay! I love the way you changed the scene to show us how powerful character actions and reactions are to show inner conflict. Character action is something you do beautifully. <br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration -- I'm off to revise! :-)Natalie Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942601245897759078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-85981387813885940202012-06-25T18:17:55.177-04:002012-06-25T18:17:55.177-04:00Pleasure, Tora! I'm chuffed to know you found ...Pleasure, Tora! I'm chuffed to know you found it useful. Hee - I know what you mean about the repeating actions.<br />I had one character who 'exhaled curtly' so many times in the first chapter that she was lucky to have any carbon dioxide left in her! Now I'm dreadful for 'gazing'. It's scary how many times some actions appear. It's trying to get that balance between characteristics and overuse, isn't it? I don't mind it when I read others' work as long as it's an action associated with certain behaviour rather than occurring on all sorts of occasions. We all have our quirks, so why shouldn't our characters? Thanks so much for stopping by to comment. :-)lindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-28484001699785892362012-06-25T18:10:25.176-04:002012-06-25T18:10:25.176-04:00Thanks so much, Olivia. Think away - I'm flatt...Thanks so much, Olivia. Think away - I'm flattered! :-)lindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-9265821757197413652012-06-25T18:02:20.514-04:002012-06-25T18:02:20.514-04:00Thanks for reading, Aimee. I'm glad you enjoye...Thanks for reading, Aimee. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-) xlindsayjpryorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239789812547963379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-37993304768299422502012-06-25T17:03:57.448-04:002012-06-25T17:03:57.448-04:00Thanks for the useful advice, Lindsay! I find that...Thanks for the useful advice, Lindsay! I find that I have to be careful not to have a character constantly repeat the same actions. I don't notice it when I'm writing, but on reading it can make them look like they've got a nervous tic. Not the effect I was going for :-)Tora Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403662795482388158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-87472908365575518872012-06-25T16:32:57.633-04:002012-06-25T16:32:57.633-04:00Great post, Lindsay! I'll certainly be thinkin...Great post, Lindsay! I'll certainly be thinking about some of your tips...:-)Olivia Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440900565624321487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156535934178525341.post-62921404856981072732012-06-25T16:31:49.128-04:002012-06-25T16:31:49.128-04:00Sound advice Lindsay. Great post ;) xSound advice Lindsay. Great post ;) xAimee Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710628023230404907noreply@blogger.com