Comments on: Working Secondary Characters http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/ Ten Authors. Five Genres. One Blog. Because the only thing scarier than a loaded gun pointed at your head....is writing about it. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:39:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Silver James http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230898 Silver James Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:16:27 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230898 Jen, I'm slowly catching back up on all the blog posts while I was gone. That's the only bad thing about RWA. I'm SOOO thrilled about this conflict and now I'm doubly-dying to read this book. What interesting depths this will bring to the characters. I love how your mind works. Jen, I’m slowly catching back up on all the blog posts while I was gone. That’s the only bad thing about RWA. I’m SOOO thrilled about this conflict and now I’m doubly-dying to read this book. What interesting depths this will bring to the characters. I love how your mind works.

]]> By: Silver James http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230897 Silver James Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:14:32 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230897 You better! I'm coming to get you if you don't! You better! I’m coming to get you if you don’t!

]]> By: Silver James http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230896 Silver James Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:20 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230896 Four works for me, Toni! Was so cool to meet and hang out with ya'll! And I ditto really missing Jen. Nashville '10. She's promised to be there! Four works for me, Toni! Was so cool to meet and hang out with ya’ll! And I ditto really missing Jen. Nashville ’10. She’s promised to be there!

]]> By: Patricia Barraclough http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230821 Patricia Barraclough Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:50:33 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230821 It has been very interesting following author blogs and listening to them describe the way they write. Everyone has their own special way and they are so different. It goes to show you that everyone must do what works best for them and to not try to copy another author. Experiment and see what works best for you. It has been very interesting following author blogs and listening to them describe the way they write. Everyone has their own special way and they are so different. It goes to show you that everyone must do what works best for them and to not try to copy another author. Experiment and see what works best for you.

]]> By: Jen Lyon http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230819 Jen Lyon Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:30:37 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230819 Toni, really wish I'd been there to see you all! I'm pretty sure that you only get one week recovery :-) Totally agree about secondary characters. Hey I LOVED Charmed and Dangerous! (hope I got the title right). Toni, really wish I’d been there to see you all!

I’m pretty sure that you only get one week recovery :-)

Totally agree about secondary characters.

Hey I LOVED Charmed and Dangerous! (hope I got the title right).

]]> By: Jen Lyon http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230818 Jen Lyon Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:28:10 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230818 Missed you too, Karin! Next year! Missed you too, Karin! Next year!

]]> By: toni mcgee causey http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230815 toni mcgee causey Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:40:14 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230815 Seconding (thirding, fourthing) Karin's comment--we missed you! It was fantastic to see everyone at RWA. Secondary characters are so much fun to write--they really are the texture to the world. They ground the main characters in such a way as to have repercussions and alter the main character's direct paths when those paths intersect. But like you, I do end up layering--sometimes I'll have someone in there and I know instinctively they've got to be in there, but I don't know why--and I'll get almost to the end and suddenly realize. It's weird--it's like eavesdropping on the world and finding out juicy little details that affect how I see the person talking *as well as* the people listening. If that makes sense. (How many weeks can we use the excuse that we have conference brain? Two? Four? I need a number people.) Seconding (thirding, fourthing) Karin’s comment–we missed you! It was fantastic to see everyone at RWA.

Secondary characters are so much fun to write–they really are the texture to the world. They ground the main characters in such a way as to have repercussions and alter the main character’s direct paths when those paths intersect. But like you, I do end up layering–sometimes I’ll have someone in there and I know instinctively they’ve got to be in there, but I don’t know why–and I’ll get almost to the end and suddenly realize. It’s weird–it’s like eavesdropping on the world and finding out juicy little details that affect how I see the person talking *as well as* the people listening. If that makes sense.

(How many weeks can we use the excuse that we have conference brain? Two? Four? I need a number people.)

]]> By: Karin Tabke http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230814 Karin Tabke Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:15:40 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230814 Jen, we missed you!!! Jen, we missed you!!!

]]> By: Jennifer Lyon http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230813 Jennifer Lyon Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:02:45 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230813 Cathy, that's so cool! I love hearing that! Keep going! Cathy, that’s so cool! I love hearing that! Keep going!

]]> By: Jennifer Lyon http://www.murdershewrites.com/2009/07/20/working-secondary-characters/#comment-230807 Jennifer Lyon Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:50:30 +0000 http://www.murdershewrites.com/?p=2733#comment-230807 Thanks Deb! I always feel like I'm doing this the hard way :-) Thanks Deb! I always feel like I’m doing this the hard way :-)

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