tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post7808819701743401983..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Writing Trilogies & Keeping Track Of CharactersKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-14308076010575584082013-04-11T08:32:51.252-07:002013-04-11T08:32:51.252-07:00Thanks! Yeah my blog is going through a transition...Thanks! Yeah my blog is going through a transitional phase as it were. Started out as a food blog which was fine, but I felt that it was too focused. Still working out the kinks.<br /><br />I love it here, been living here on and off since 2000. Grew up in Eastern Washington.<br /><br />Powells rocks. I have to limit my visits, or I come home with way too many books. Not that it's a bad thingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471035353096712979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-29937588200016976752013-04-10T11:19:02.773-07:002013-04-10T11:19:02.773-07:00Thanks for the author recommendations! I just went...Thanks for the author recommendations! I just went by Simon R. Green's site and loved the description for "Ghost of a Chance" (great title!):<br /><br />"The Carnacki institute exists to Do Something About Ghosts. Lay them to rest, send them packing, or kick their nasty ectoplasmic arses with extreme prejudice."<br /><br />Yea, I see the similarity. Love that voice.<br /><Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-74053895606369866322013-04-10T11:08:14.460-07:002013-04-10T11:08:14.460-07:00Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Simon R. Green are my...Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Simon R. Green are my influences. And my story is a Urban Fantasy in the same sort of vein and takes place in Portland OR. <br /><br />You're welcome, and I will be stopping by more often. You've always posted something that I end up going "Well that makes sense, and why didn't I think of that. " hehAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471035353096712979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-20946515140601664802013-04-10T11:01:10.802-07:002013-04-10T11:01:10.802-07:00Love Harry Dresden! Butcher's "Storm Fron...Love Harry Dresden! Butcher's "Storm Front" is one of those books I go back to time and again to study how characters are introduced.<br /><br />"Red shirts," love it! Yea, can't do much without them, especially in a horror or mystery.<br /><br />Thanks Timm! Glad you stopped by to say hi. :-)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-55778887983968827452013-04-10T10:50:08.596-07:002013-04-10T10:50:08.596-07:00Good call, and bonus points for using Chicago'...Good call, and bonus points for using Chicago's only professional wizard. <br /><br />I'm doing something similar with my world bible. Main characters get a couple pages. I like to leave padding for additional stuff that I might introduce on the fly and need to reference later. Including a small timeline of events.<br /><br />Minor Characters get their own section. So do what I call the &Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471035353096712979noreply@blogger.com