tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post6051778251600997504..comments2024-03-11T12:08:18.468-05:00Comments on In Bed With Books: The Road Chelle Cordero TookLivianiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-52419045605929822342009-03-31T12:12:00.000-05:002009-03-31T12:12:00.000-05:00Happy birthday?ElieHappy birthday?<BR/><BR/>ElieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-29693968684873856022009-03-23T19:42:00.000-05:002009-03-23T19:42:00.000-05:00I am not in control of my characters. I was workin...I am not in control of my characters. I was working on a manuscript once that I had to put aside temporarily due to life getting in the way. I told my friend that I was pretty sure the characters were alive and stalking me so I'd get back to work. Seriously, my characters seem to take direction that surprises me.techyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886180667109085768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-25376032233411482662009-03-15T20:00:00.000-05:002009-03-15T20:00:00.000-05:00Thank you all do stopping by and leaving me these ...Thank you all do stopping by and leaving me these much loved comments...<BR/><BR/>Malcolm, I think one of my purposes in breathing life into my characters on a book's pages is so that I can introduce them to my "real" people.<BR/><BR/>Erika, how tempting it must be not to add a touch of fantasy into your reporting, lol, think of the stuff that could come out of that.<BR/><BR/>Deltay, oh yes, there have been times when my characters have completely thrown me for a loop.<BR/><BR/>L.E., it's taking the unexpected things that occur in our lives and using them to make a very interesting life joueney.<BR/><BR/>Miikell, that is both disconcerting and comforting. I would hope that choices I make may keep me from some dastardly fate and yet I worry that I am missing an opportunity or such.Chelle Corderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412268726863698528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-24648078844100848302009-03-15T18:27:00.000-05:002009-03-15T18:27:00.000-05:00I'm beginning to get the feeling that no matter wh...I'm beginning to get the feeling that no matter what road you take it's always going to lead back to where you were supposed to go. Maybe it's not a road? <BR/>Maybe it's a maze? And you going down the wrong path only delays you to where you were supposed to go anyway!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493792455465206708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-79301663030188026742009-03-15T11:43:00.000-05:002009-03-15T11:43:00.000-05:00Life is funny that way. We go down paths, some of...Life is funny that way. We go down paths, some of which we never even imagine, but we walk them anyway! :)<BR/><BR/>My characters do & say whatever they want. I have no control over what my hands write or type. It's as if I'm possessed! LOL :)L. E. Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486562293603800484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-25197399642988579892009-03-15T11:09:00.000-05:002009-03-15T11:09:00.000-05:00Haha - yes! Recently I've found my characters are ...Haha - yes! Recently I've found my characters are starting to take over the plot, leading the story where they want it to go. Just the other day, when I was writing <I>The Kevlar Moustache</I> (sci fi YA) the characters did something unexpected. So my reaction was basically: "...oh. I didn't know that was coming." Haha, it's pretty cool though.deltayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419573977053468767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-41275679739476498082009-03-15T09:21:00.000-05:002009-03-15T09:21:00.000-05:00this was a great guest blog. I have no control ove...this was a great guest blog. I have no control over my characters when I write because I am a sports journalist and report the facts. although sometimes characters in reality are better than anything i could createErika Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00267288869553706447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-84756793420536292602009-03-15T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-15T09:08:00.000-05:00As you describe with acting, I also find that writ...As you describe with acting, I also find that writing constantly tempts me to make everything else secondary.<BR/><BR/>Many jobs outside the arts create similar challenges. One can't, for example, be an airline pilot without considering the out-of-town and away-from-family aspects of that work.<BR/><BR/>Characters and plots are not only a distraction when weighed against "daily life," they are often more interesting and addictive than any given week of chores. Plus, they are always there, another world, so to speak, competing for time and attention with the "outer world" of one's visible life in the home and community.<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, my characters control their destinies while I record what they do almost as though I'm leading a double life filled with people my friends and family have never met.<BR/><BR/>MalcolmMalcolm R. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840134761199335243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1155374563273721268.post-49263982460668410272009-03-15T08:39:00.000-05:002009-03-15T08:39:00.000-05:00Hi! Thanks so much for hosting me today. You have ...Hi! Thanks so much for hosting me today. You have a terrific site.<BR/>~ChelleChelle Corderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412268726863698528noreply@blogger.com