tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post7814178196028004885..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Reader expectations…and the obstinate writerCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-67263924113939320722011-07-17T21:19:38.884-04:002011-07-17T21:19:38.884-04:00I will admit that I like my characters flawed but ...I will admit that I like my characters flawed but I do have a problem with the hero having sex with someone else in the book UNLESS its a BDSM themed book. <br /><br />Spenser from Provoke Me drove me crazy at first. In fact in my review, I mentioned that I threw my Nook and I wasn't kidding. At one point, I wanted to slap him. Cari though redeemed him in the end. Once I read it again, Harlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866226921079232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-16890827828119206432011-07-17T13:16:25.114-04:002011-07-17T13:16:25.114-04:00Who did you want to sleep with more when you read ...Who did you want to sleep with more when you read GWTW? Ashley or Rhett? Yet, for me Rhett was the more genuinely flawed and misunderstood. <br /><br />I submit pieces of wip novels for crit, I feel that some of it is if you write your characters as real people, there is a certain % of reader who hates that it doesn't fit their preconception. Are even sarcastic about it-One critter called me SueWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483227596368270318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-86255036354013514422011-07-16T13:19:22.210-04:002011-07-16T13:19:22.210-04:00I like a more genuine character as well. we all kn...I like a more genuine character as well. we all know that dreaded cookie-cutter character tag comes out when we don't push for more. <br /><br />I don't even mind if I hate a character a little. It's better than not remembering the story after i've closed the book...that's for damn sure.Taryn Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399616590176045387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-44419107905508421342011-07-16T03:43:28.655-04:002011-07-16T03:43:28.655-04:00I'm sorry to say this, but, a lot of what you ...I'm sorry to say this, but, a lot of what you can write has to do with how much your editor will let you get away with.<br /><br />Other than that, well, write as you feel and be true to yourself and your characters.<br /><br />Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-87207317058959569852011-07-15T14:14:14.910-04:002011-07-15T14:14:14.910-04:00I like my characters to be real. People aren't...I like my characters to be real. People aren't always heroic. Nor are they always likable. <br /><br />I think the key to it all is to input enough in those first three or four pages that the reader knows what your characters are up against and that there is enough hint of the past that the reader can identify. Makes a questionable hero a bit easier to swallow. No pun intended. LOL <br /><br Tess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-9752998083789245132011-07-15T12:24:07.104-04:002011-07-15T12:24:07.104-04:00Thanks, Jen and Allie. I agree, I like characters ...Thanks, Jen and Allie. I agree, I like characters who are more real and do all the crazy, sometimes destructive things real people do. <br /><br />I suppose the answer is to not think about how the book will be received while writing. I try not to do this anyway, but lately outside opinions seem to be creeping in. Not all readers will love every character, and I guess the fact that the charactersCari Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-84512224312368623362011-07-15T12:08:55.407-04:002011-07-15T12:08:55.407-04:00Cari,
My Club Botticelli ladies are anything, but ...Cari,<br />My Club Botticelli ladies are anything, but the perfect heroines. They are sarcastic, verbally abusive and prickly. My heros, the poor saps, have to have the courage or proper medication to put up with them. I don't think there's a mold for heros and heroines anymore. We broke the crap out it ages ago. My characters are flawed because I don't know how to write them any Allie Standiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400647367316594875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-62671790764070833162011-07-15T10:32:58.630-04:002011-07-15T10:32:58.630-04:00Ah, this is a very good question. I suspect you w...Ah, this is a very good question. I suspect you will get answers all over the board. For me, just about anything goes as long as:<br />1. The author has the skill to write the story.<br />2. The storyline fits together like a proper puzzle. I hate forced plot points.<br />3. The characters react like real people and there are real consequences.<br />My favorite example of this is the Jen B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04737375224830943067noreply@blogger.com