tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post489930599074441968..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Fleshing Out Your Protagonist: Creating An Awesome CharacterKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-45014928480303233932013-01-22T14:34:06.449-08:002013-01-22T14:34:06.449-08:00Yes indeed!
Because I think it's a great pas...Yes indeed! <br /><br />Because I think it's a great passage, here it is in full:<br /><br />"My first decision about a career was at eleven, to be a magician and travel the world with my illusions.<br /><br />"My second decision was at twelve when I got a toy typewriter for Christmas.<br /><br />"And I decided to become a writer. And between the decision and the reality lay Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-9341330804780782522013-01-22T14:21:32.237-08:002013-01-22T14:21:32.237-08:00Yes, it's a great article. It's a good blo...Yes, it's a great article. It's a good blog too. <br /><br />The first time I heard the term "Mary Sue" in reference to writing was in a discussion of Laurell K. Hamilton's work. (I'm not saying the poster was correct in making that accusation, but it was an interesting discussion. I still think Hamilton's first three Anita books were urban fantasy at its best.)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-65569767179630611322013-01-22T14:14:56.043-08:002013-01-22T14:14:56.043-08:00Wow, really cool thoughts! I bookmarked the Mary S...Wow, really cool thoughts! I bookmarked the Mary Sue link. I wrote one once, in a draft. It was awful. I hadn't even realized!Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-89287787369442400192013-01-22T13:24:22.805-08:002013-01-22T13:24:22.805-08:00The guy must have had a lot of homework in his you...The guy must have had a lot of homework in his youth. ^^ *lol* But jokes aside, 1K words a day keeps the block away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-37756210317431999472013-01-22T13:15:21.389-08:002013-01-22T13:15:21.389-08:00Hi Tim, I love your attitude!
I'm reading Ra...Hi Tim, I love your attitude! <br /><br />I'm reading Ray Bradbury's, Zen In The Art Of Writing, and he wrote that all it takes to be a good writer is to write 1,000 words a day for 10 or 20 years. <br /><br />I had a bit of a chuckle when I read that. But that was coming from someone who write three million words before the age of 20.Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-61163796511325273002013-01-21T17:18:56.175-08:002013-01-21T17:18:56.175-08:00Hi Karen,
Congrats on the first draft of your sto...Hi Karen,<br /><br />Congrats on the first draft of your story. <br /><br />I completed my first short story today, and as I told my wife, I hope to be embarrassed by it in six months (as my writing improves).<br /><br />Thanks for all that you do!<br /><br />...TimTim Huntleyhttp://timhuntley.com/noreply@blogger.com