tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6706860090956688607..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: 5 Ways to Make the Most Of Your Character's Best FriendStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39332488134057904322018-04-20T00:47:04.435-05:002018-04-20T00:47:04.435-05:00This is great! I was kind of uncertain about the b...This is great! I was kind of uncertain about the bbf in my story, but from reading this i can see how he balances about my mc! One is quiet, geeky and really underconfident, whereas the best friend is confident, flirty and a tough guy. <br /><br />Thank you for this post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695520508277325392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-57301021027469993862017-01-20T14:52:37.619-06:002017-01-20T14:52:37.619-06:00Wow! You mentioned Sherlock!
Favorites, like you ...Wow! You mentioned Sherlock!<br /><br />Favorites, like you guys, Frodo and Sam, Sherlock and John, and the company of St. Anne's in 'That Hideous Strength'.<br /><br /> ~ GracelynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24689564082699334142016-08-01T16:12:02.079-05:002016-08-01T16:12:02.079-05:00in the novel i am writing there's a three way ...in the novel i am writing there's a three way friendship and one dies early on. i did it just as a way of saying "Hey. Everything has been relatively light and mischievous but now things get critical and super intense." Plus my protagonist matures a lot from it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14301526798544448021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81890443127132717782016-06-23T16:29:43.298-05:002016-06-23T16:29:43.298-05:00I love this!! This gave me some amazing ideas on h...I love this!! This gave me some amazing ideas on how to develop best friends for my characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49385306563035547972015-12-13T15:09:48.692-06:002015-12-13T15:09:48.692-06:00Maybe you can use that. It might make them more in...Maybe you can use that. It might make them more insecure or something to add depth to the storyCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47773103831269981172015-01-09T21:38:14.571-06:002015-01-09T21:38:14.571-06:00This is amazing. It will be a load of help as I ed...This is amazing. It will be a load of help as I edit and rewrite a story I started a few years ago and never finished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16959317612132317262013-12-19T12:21:49.441-06:002013-12-19T12:21:49.441-06:00This was very helpful, thank you so much!! Gave me...This was very helpful, thank you so much!! Gave me some food for thought! I definitely want to strengthen my best friend characters!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312230152423197018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81807233750596362532013-10-25T22:16:10.065-05:002013-10-25T22:16:10.065-05:00Best best friend? Gale, the hunter boy. Best best friend? Gale, the hunter boy. emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-50704639320858217422013-10-15T19:46:58.251-05:002013-10-15T19:46:58.251-05:00Oh, I like this. Sets my brain to spinning--especi...Oh, I like this. Sets my brain to spinning--especially that bit about the ability to be taken away...Rachelle Rea Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252622175461113370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-33567462034014770192013-10-15T08:49:57.756-05:002013-10-15T08:49:57.756-05:00Crazily, my story would probably never have happen...Crazily, my story would probably never have happened without my MC's best friend. When she meets him, her life changes and he shows her so much. She still has her own problems without him, but regardless, he's not useless. Great post though!! I loved the Sherlock reference.<br /><br />I was thinking of the Doctor and Rose the entire time...their relationship fits this post so perfectly; they have the best relationship. I cried at the end of season 2...Abigail Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600574783853670363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16384374877043527942013-10-14T18:51:03.962-05:002013-10-14T18:51:03.962-05:00You know what, I was considering, and realized . ....You know what, I was considering, and realized . . . my MC doesn't really have a best friend for most of my book. Well, okay, maybe that's not strictly true. . . .<br /><br />I love Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins's relationship. Sam would do anything for Frodo. Hannah Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113296657540921039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14296902186921679642013-10-14T17:04:35.793-05:002013-10-14T17:04:35.793-05:00This is just what I needed, thankyou! I've bee...This is just what I needed, thankyou! I've been musing over my two best friend characters for a while. Now I've got a breakthrough. :D <br />AdaAdalottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185063608901979930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11202211384815962602013-10-14T16:52:43.375-05:002013-10-14T16:52:43.375-05:00I love Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince! Do you ...I love Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince! Do you read Lamplighter books?Samuel Deckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117949231936267303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44742409602921087542013-10-14T16:30:33.328-05:002013-10-14T16:30:33.328-05:00I adore reading about best friends, and enjoy writ...I adore reading about best friends, and enjoy writing them too. And I often combine a brother/sister combo with the best friends deal since I'm best friends with my brother. This post got me to thinking about ways to make my story friends more different from one another. I believe that could be helpful in my WIP.<br /><br />As for best friends in literature, the list could go on and on. Devin and Mikkel in "The Viking Quest" series. Sara and Ermengard in "A Little Princess". Marco and The Rat in "The Lost Prince of Samavia". Hue and Denny in "Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince". And on and on and on.Leah E. Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13266134192771082815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-57168417056183537362013-10-14T15:59:30.651-05:002013-10-14T15:59:30.651-05:00Great post! I've got two MC that are nothing l...Great post! I've got two MC that are nothing like each other but get thrown into something they can't help and work through it. One's a Christian and strong in her beliefs while the other one has never heard of God, is rude, hard, mean, and uncaring. The story is told from the second MC's POV but the first character balances out her extreme thoughts on life. By the last book, the two characters have kind of switched places, which I think was a fun twist.Jenneth Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806251588834115742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-22904959250737258492013-10-14T15:47:55.126-05:002013-10-14T15:47:55.126-05:00I used to be a lot better with my MC's best fr...I used to be a lot better with my MC's best friends, but in my current WIP, I have come to realise that the best friend is just there. <br />Clearly that needs improving xD<br /><br />My favourite best friends would have to be Anne and Diana, from Anne of Green Gables, or Kat and W.W. Hale from the Heist Society by Ally Carter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78340362853585669702013-10-14T15:19:08.929-05:002013-10-14T15:19:08.929-05:00This post was excellent; I've sort of recently...This post was excellent; I've sort of recently noticed my best friends are well....blah. They all have the same, happy, everything-is-okay attitude. Now it's time to spice it up a little and give my protagonist's BF some personality. :) Emmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12511434513590833302013-10-14T13:52:14.533-05:002013-10-14T13:52:14.533-05:00In my last story one of her good friends shows her...In my last story one of her good friends shows her that not everything is as it seem, but in my new story the best friend is going to move away... no death. :( (for her anyway. :)) I used to be really bad with characters, just adding them in to have more people in the story, but all being...worthless.....:)Naomihttp://naomiandbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-21103422747835041052013-10-14T12:20:23.304-05:002013-10-14T12:20:23.304-05:00Yay I love the Shelock series! Hmm, my Mc's BF...Yay I love the Shelock series! Hmm, my Mc's BFF could definitely use some work. So far I have only TOLD that they are best friends and not actually SHOWN it. Thanks Stephanie.<br /><br />HPHis Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475369272547689946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-35345868158255828842013-10-14T12:10:18.984-05:002013-10-14T12:10:18.984-05:00Yes, the killing them off is a big thing. That'...Yes, the killing them off is a big thing. That's going to happen in my story, and it's going to introduce much more conflict past just the best friend dying. I'm so mean to my characters. :)Connie Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929239591451167169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2815676910800640182013-10-14T11:42:44.591-05:002013-10-14T11:42:44.591-05:00I'm glad you brought that up, Jonathan! Yes, t...I'm glad you brought that up, Jonathan! Yes, that can certainly be something the best friend contributes to the story.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5363124535515507722013-10-14T11:40:29.867-05:002013-10-14T11:40:29.867-05:00When I saw the title of the post, I thought "...When I saw the title of the post, I thought "Killing them off!" I wish point 3 had touched on this more.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156219526438230605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39206693897068967482013-10-14T11:37:23.048-05:002013-10-14T11:37:23.048-05:00I needed this post, thanks! :)I needed this post, thanks! :)Eden Weyandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018634479636506010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10511162682778848282013-10-14T11:13:27.656-05:002013-10-14T11:13:27.656-05:00Yes it did give me an idea! In fact, in the second...Yes it did give me an idea! In fact, in the second book that I hope to begin for nanowrimo, I'm snatching the best friend away and throwing her in a dungeon. mwuahahaha xDLeah Lotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414524693712987054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-44340885553303522752013-10-14T10:41:44.191-05:002013-10-14T10:41:44.191-05:00Oh my gosh.
I have some serious editing to do now...Oh my gosh.<br /><br />I have some serious editing to do now. My MC's best friend is almost useless, now that I think of it. She could be used for much more. Thanks, Stephanie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828772181763803223noreply@blogger.com