tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6926892893221476679..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: How do you know if you're starting in the right place for your character?Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26188394076250114952018-05-02T13:05:33.561-05:002018-05-02T13:05:33.561-05:00Hi🙃am kinda new here but i have a question about ...Hi🙃am kinda new here but i have a question about my MC.so she loves basketball but in the time line that the story is being written about girls can't be "sporty".. She is gonna go through a lot of stigmatizations..problems and family wrecking issues..i have the plan all written out but I guess am having a writers block on how to go on about it..i wanna know how to help in going on about it and keep the character going..am losing ideas on how the events should take place😥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13026497380870265442017-04-21T12:41:02.158-05:002017-04-21T12:41:02.158-05:00I think it's at least a good place to start, K...I think it's at least a good place to start, Keilah. Especially if you know why she feels insecure and worthless. Identifying the moments in her life that have shaped that misbelief will help you draw out the contrasts of who she is at the end.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70207555553419057782017-04-19T19:33:28.370-05:002017-04-19T19:33:28.370-05:00Hi Mrs. Stephanie! I know this is 4 years after yo...Hi Mrs. Stephanie! I know this is 4 years after your post, butI have a question referring to this. My MC is a girl who was just taken from her planet and now she feels insecure in herself,feels she is worthless, who is she helping by living? By the end of the book she finds out that God loves her and she is now secure in herself. Is that a good idea, or should I have more contrast?Keilahhttp://keilah.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5075539824455598322013-05-04T21:45:34.727-05:002013-05-04T21:45:34.727-05:00It refers to an unexpected winner. I thought the p...It refers to an unexpected winner. I thought the phrase came from the Kentucky Derby, but online it says it dates back to Victorian times.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54128088979949808422013-04-27T18:13:03.593-05:002013-04-27T18:13:03.593-05:00Thanks for this post, Stephanie!
Question: what i...Thanks for this post, Stephanie!<br /><br />Question: what is a dark horse winner?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75548443172309974272013-04-23T20:59:45.953-05:002013-04-23T20:59:45.953-05:00No big deal :) Happens all the time.
How funny th...No big deal :) Happens all the time.<br /><br />How funny that the best friend is the one leaping off the page! Characters are so unpredictable like that.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-80973331922261248482013-04-23T03:37:13.672-05:002013-04-23T03:37:13.672-05:00We were talking about Cars yesterday. And I had to...We were talking about Cars yesterday. And I had to admit that I hadn't seen even seen it. On the bucket list!;) Hmmm shall think about this...and yes, Connor is soo cute.emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43110628600185258862013-04-22T22:05:22.273-05:002013-04-22T22:05:22.273-05:00Did I just misspell Connor's name? Shame on me...Did I just misspell Connor's name? Shame on me... *shuns myself*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683943251579084856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26514127740553253972013-04-22T20:58:04.089-05:002013-04-22T20:58:04.089-05:00Great post! And perfect timing. I'm about a fo...Great post! And perfect timing. I'm about a fourth of the way through mine right now, and I still don't really know how I want my characters to change. My heroine will probably realize that she's stronger than she thought and she can survive without the hero (her best friend and foil), and she'll be a little less cautious and calculating of everything. The hero's very reckless, so he needs to be a bit more careful. There will have to be more than just that, because I like that he's reckless. It will give me something to think about tomorrow in math. Thanks for the post!Kaitlin Scherzingerhttp://sweetnessinthedreaming.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71587074402088447662013-04-22T18:46:45.594-05:002013-04-22T18:46:45.594-05:00I love Conner's hair...
Um, anyways. Yeah, my...I love Conner's hair...<br /><br />Um, anyways. Yeah, my MC for my WIP is horribly developed, actually. I'm currently 1/2 - 2/3 though the first draft and I've really put all of the emphasis on my MCs best friend, who is uh.mazing. He's the one that's most developed by a couple miles, and that's bad. <br /><br />But yeah, I'll definitely be tuning up all of the characters in my WIP when those blasted rewrites come along. <br /><br />Peaces (great post, too!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683943251579084856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82413942728042598202013-04-22T16:38:52.975-05:002013-04-22T16:38:52.975-05:00Great post. I think I've got this. So in my cu...Great post. I think I've got this. So in my current novel, The Tinkers, my MC (Dem) basically wants to be safe. He kinda cares about other people, but not so much, because if he shows empathy, he's going to die. Throughout the novel, he realizes that he affects others more than he thought and he tries to help them. Then at the end he shows empathy so that someone who was supposed to die, and who felt that Dem should be killed, doesn't die. At the beginning Dem comes off as rather unfeeling, but not as rigid as I thought, so I'm pretty happy about that.<br />Thanks for the post! It's nice to know of another novel-aspect I'm good at.<br />-Katia<br />Also, I like your new author photo. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81508820514495906962013-04-22T15:11:56.278-05:002013-04-22T15:11:56.278-05:00Yes!! Thanks so much :) Yes!! Thanks so much :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-62957825316089569582013-04-22T14:56:31.113-05:002013-04-22T14:56:31.113-05:00Great post. :) In one of my books, my two main cha...Great post. :) In one of my books, my two main characters start out with opposite views and completely don't like each other. At the end, they learn to be compatible and see that maybe the other isn't who they first though they were.Victoria Grace Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849013182543674707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59196640308854861982013-04-22T13:21:35.628-05:002013-04-22T13:21:35.628-05:00SO timely--I'm in the midst of sorting out my ...SO timely--I'm in the midst of sorting out my main characters' arcs and conflicts, and sometimes they really make me just want to pull my hair out. And light it on fire. And throw it at them. But that's besides the point.<br /><br />Let's see...MC3 needs to be in a position of confidence and leaderliness (so not a word) by the end of her story... She's like that at the beginning, but she hides it, because she's too afraid to show her emotions to anyone. (Which totally doesn't make sense out of the context of the story, but whatever.) And MC2 really needs to become comfortable in her own skin, and she's far from that at the beginning of the story. So A-plus on that one. And then there's MC1. Who is so complicated and so utterly imperfect... Luckily for me, I know exactly where she'll be at the end of the story!<br /><br />Yay. This is feeling more approachable every moment I think through it. It was starting to feel too big to tame, but I think this helped calm me down. (And a side note: am I the only one who thinks Cars was actually a step _down_ for Pixar? I mean it was Good, but compared to--say--Finding Nemo, it wasn't all that Awesome. But maybe I'm biased.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957038872768998481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30356285644052915922013-04-22T13:18:38.978-05:002013-04-22T13:18:38.978-05:00OH YAY! Finally, something I've already done a...OH YAY! Finally, something I've already done and am pretty good at as regards my MC....... I'm so happy I'm doing at least something right :)Hannah Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113296657540921039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2951909947881709572013-04-22T12:46:14.662-05:002013-04-22T12:46:14.662-05:00Thanks so much for this post! I always look forwar...Thanks so much for this post! I always look forward to the new GTW post. It's the first thing I check online each morning in the hopes it will be up before I leave for work. :)<br />Ka-chow! Gotta love Cars. I hadn't thought about why I like Lightning or applying that to unlikeable novel characters. Food for thought! Another thing that made me want to like Lightning was the phone call with his agent. He may act like he doesn't care about others but he has no friends and in that phone call you get to see just jow lonely he is. Sympathy goes a long way, doesn't it?<br />This is the very issue I'm trying to figure out with my current WIP so this was really timely and helpful. I have two protagonists with very different character arcs. Do you think it's alright that one of the characters has a more complete arc than the other? The first character has a pretty radical change but the second character does most of their growth in the next book. Does it work to just have one of the protags do a 180 or do they need to be balanced?<br />Thanks again for another really helpful (not to mention totally adorable) post!Georginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-36208498462710523932013-04-22T12:41:46.319-05:002013-04-22T12:41:46.319-05:00Great, Anne-girl!Great, Anne-girl!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-1148946107376034052013-04-22T12:12:00.223-05:002013-04-22T12:12:00.223-05:00Ok, I'll remember that. Thanks!
LOL. Funny id...Ok, I'll remember that. Thanks!<br /><br />LOL. Funny idea: I couldn't change anything to my morning when I wrote that. Just as Amanda said: it was 1:30 PM here already. (Hi there. What's life like in the past?;-))<br /><br />Excuse me. That was a bit off-topic. But GTW is really helpful. Can that make your afternoon?Arende de Withttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143950359368928929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-79940414061621596432013-04-22T11:56:27.299-05:002013-04-22T11:56:27.299-05:00My next book, Point of No Return, ends with the ma...My next book, Point of No Return, ends with the main character Eric finally understanding salvation through sharing the gospel with and showing love to a person who has ruined a lot of people's lives. So to counter that I began the story with him struggling with assurance and the ethics of war. Anne-girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879811254464226204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-68254037214565416892013-04-22T11:45:29.598-05:002013-04-22T11:45:29.598-05:00I read blogs while eating. First comment was break...I read blogs while eating. First comment was breakfast. Now I'm eating lunch, LOL.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55603723725798985802013-04-22T10:33:53.248-05:002013-04-22T10:33:53.248-05:00I'm so glad you liked it! I think Stephanie Pe...I'm so glad you liked it! I think Stephanie Perkins writes really strong characters. Lola and the Boy Next Door has really vibrant characters too. Plus you get more Anna and Etienne :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85339457559858562432013-04-22T10:31:16.656-05:002013-04-22T10:31:16.656-05:00Sure! Glad you liked it :)Sure! Glad you liked it :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82772871502458214112013-04-22T10:31:08.046-05:002013-04-22T10:31:08.046-05:00That's an easy thing to overlook. I usually fi...That's an easy thing to overlook. I usually find a few characters like that who need some fleshing out in the second draft :) (And what are you doing reading blogs when you've got a draft to finish, girl?!)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-3069379173727986742013-04-22T10:29:30.478-05:002013-04-22T10:29:30.478-05:00Sounds like you're on a good path, Cait! And y...Sounds like you're on a good path, Cait! And yes, Pixar landed on a gold mine with that one!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-62590052861105286862013-04-22T10:28:31.881-05:002013-04-22T10:28:31.881-05:00Oh, that sounds like a really great story. I think...Oh, that sounds like a really great story. I think it would be a stronger ending if maybe she even starts TRYING things that she knows she'll fail at, but that she enjoys. Like maybe she's a horrible dancer, but really loves dancing. You see what I mean?Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.com