tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post2337230117361874525..comments2024-03-17T13:52:04.219-04:00Comments on Still Writing: The Action GirlJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-21260798787612257092012-05-17T18:50:40.515-04:002012-05-17T18:50:40.515-04:00Flaws make the character more compelling.Flaws make the character more compelling.William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-40866400413835519202012-05-16T17:29:31.180-04:002012-05-16T17:29:31.180-04:00I really believe you have to write from your heart...I really believe you have to write from your heart. Once you're finished you can go back over your work with a critical eye and see how the character and her thoughts and actions "feel" to you. <br><br>If YOU truly love the character and relate to her, you'll definitely find readers who will too. But not every reader is going to love her--and that's okay, because we writers can't (and shouldn't try to) please all readers. It would drive us crazy trying to do that--and compromise our writing as well. :)<br><br>Best of luck! :D<br><br>--SusanSuper Earthlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552499547660991944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-45295694844873147862012-05-16T14:10:39.364-04:002012-05-16T14:10:39.364-04:00As long as we know WHY she is that way, and that s...As long as we know WHY she is that way, and that she IS hiding her true emotions. It'd be harder to relate to a cold fish, but if she's reserved for a good reason, and you hint at that, I think readers can still relate. Rah for tougher female protagonists!Carol Riggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-45678925195294844562012-05-16T12:48:33.561-04:002012-05-16T12:48:33.561-04:00I guess so long as Cassidy sometimes makes mistake...I guess so long as Cassidy sometimes makes mistakes / has to deal with the consequences of her actions, that will be a good opportunity for you to twist the knife and make her suffer. Noble suffering is a sympathetic trait, I think. So long as she's not perfect perfect, tough is good. We need more tough women characters to look up to. I say keep going. <br><br><a href="http://elizabethtwist.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow">Elizabeth Twist: Writer, Plague Enthusiast</a>Elizabeth Twisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-68474276530088700232012-05-15T22:32:14.772-04:002012-05-15T22:32:14.772-04:00If you connect with the character, that'll sho...If you connect with the character, that'll show through. And if one person (you) connects, then others will, too.<br><br>I seem to remember reading that Jane Austen commented that no one would like her Emma, but she liked her immensely. Seems like <i>Emma</i> has done rather well over the last couple (hundred) years.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-49622873178187151352012-05-15T12:28:10.598-04:002012-05-15T12:28:10.598-04:00The great thing about a character like this is tha...The great thing about a character like this is that they lots of room to grow to love people. the character in my current WIP tries not love anyone. She thinks she can do everything herself, but in the end she finds that she really did need help and people loved her all along. Just keep writing and keep it real, you'll get there :)J. A. Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-82893358479289946922012-05-15T12:14:58.359-04:002012-05-15T12:14:58.359-04:00I think readers are far more likely to sympathize ...I think readers are far more likely to sympathize with a realistic, flawed character, than a perfect one.Matthew MacNishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com