tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post1972114891102046703..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: What Makes Your Characters Special? by Andy ScheerAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-346832024393469352015-09-07T03:26:14.738-04:002015-09-07T03:26:14.738-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.sapnudin15https://www.blogger.com/profile/05701473896831378010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-79923416890993352112015-08-26T13:22:44.192-04:002015-08-26T13:22:44.192-04:00A character without some quirks is like popcorn wi...A character without some quirks is like popcorn without salt or butter. Why bother?Andy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-29757158706097134912015-08-26T12:17:54.151-04:002015-08-26T12:17:54.151-04:00I love quirky characters for the same reasons. Mak...I love quirky characters for the same reasons. Makes them relatable. They will either remind me of someone I like in real life, or that I do not. There is no bigger time waster than a boring read. Blah!Diana Flegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373354354968232390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-12953541464976996232015-08-25T15:05:16.744-04:002015-08-25T15:05:16.744-04:00I just read a scene in which an important supporti...I just read a scene in which an important supporting character picks the split nuts from a bowl of peanuts. He's asked why.<br /><br />"More salt on those."<br />"Excuse me."<br />"If you have a whole peanut, the middle isn't salted. But if the nut is split and salted, then there's twice the salt."<br /><br />Talk about a character quirk!Andy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-63083425823394946752015-08-25T13:59:34.947-04:002015-08-25T13:59:34.947-04:00Great observation, Rick. So true!Great observation, Rick. So true!Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-15415762315713287342015-08-25T13:47:42.598-04:002015-08-25T13:47:42.598-04:00Excellent observations and suggestions, Andy. Real...Excellent observations and suggestions, Andy. Real people are not cardboard cutouts of humanity. Neither should fictional characters be. <br /><br />You remind me that, when I was a teen reading comic books, the trait that immediately made young Peter Parker (aka, Spider-Man) stand out from other comic heroes is that he had actual hangups and his own share of teenage angst. His weakness wasn't kryptonite from outer space. His weakness was that he was a human, like us, which made us care about him.Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-79041402108002661522015-08-25T12:03:17.514-04:002015-08-25T12:03:17.514-04:00Character embellishments make a big difference to ...Character embellishments make a big difference to me. Such as a character who not only makes a point of putting mustard on a sandwich, but who insists on a particular brand. Those types of details go a long way toward making a character three-dimensional.Andy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-46681863679151881682015-08-25T11:13:47.830-04:002015-08-25T11:13:47.830-04:00Excellent post! My favorite books are the ones tha...<br />Excellent post! My favorite books are the ones that I really like the characters. I guess that is what draws me back to those stories. It's hard to read a book when I really don't like the characters, those are the books I never finish and find boring.Joyce Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511797957546725877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-53299301137472241382015-08-25T10:57:26.121-04:002015-08-25T10:57:26.121-04:00The hardest thing for me to do to them was make th...The hardest thing for me to do to them was make them flawed. I saw my good as goodie two shoes, and my bad as Jack the Ripper with no redeeming qualities. My son set me straight in a hurry. Now, I LOVE flawed characters, and LOVE to see the kernel of goodness in my bad guys!Linda Glazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374683352435771715noreply@blogger.com