tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post4023831419617985139..comments2024-03-28T02:13:42.262-07:00Comments on Wendy Paine Miller: Ground Control to Major…CharacterWendy Paine Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123871938365782734noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-85857250881736958472011-03-29T09:03:19.978-07:002011-03-29T09:03:19.978-07:00Excellent list! And I love the photos.
Best memor...Excellent list! And I love the photos.<br /><br />Best memory: spending summers with my grandparents.<br /><br />Worst: At age ten, hearing my daddy had died.<br /><br />Best future hope: Seeing them all again, dancing with them and Jesus at THE party!!!Jeanette Levelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898750484193832082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-84461281248647358262011-03-29T08:42:26.101-07:002011-03-29T08:42:26.101-07:00Those are wonderful questions to get into the head...Those are wonderful questions to get into the head of any character! Nice! <br /><br />http://nisaswineford.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616276555920544920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-53137830790056661192011-03-29T08:18:50.896-07:002011-03-29T08:18:50.896-07:00Great questions to keep your MC grounded. When I i...Great questions to keep your MC grounded. When I interview authors on my blog, I like to "interview" their book's MC instead of the author themselves. It's kind of fun to get inside their mind.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017081528751539437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-592567046695985462011-03-29T07:08:55.634-07:002011-03-29T07:08:55.634-07:00This is a great list! I tend to write my character...This is a great list! I tend to write my characters into corners... so there's no where else for them to go. These ideas will help!!Kristy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816266165596643837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-54810651092818050892011-03-28T19:49:23.069-07:002011-03-28T19:49:23.069-07:00Great questions. Thank you. I will have to think o...Great questions. Thank you. I will have to think on those.Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-29108013001236466352011-03-28T19:37:02.177-07:002011-03-28T19:37:02.177-07:00Love this list! It's very helpful. I haven'...Love this list! It's very helpful. I haven't asked many questions of my character, may be why I don't understand how she would always react. I know she's not above going to a party with alcohol (she's 17), but she wouldn't do anything vile or mean. <br /><br />If my main character found $1000 she would turn it in without batting an eye.<br /><br />If Clinton and Stacey from What Not To Wear met up with Vanessa, they'd take notes and ask her to help them.<br /><br />I really want to know what will terrify Vanessa, well outside of the psycho chic who wants her dead...<br /><br />Thanks for the help. Ideas are beginning to swirl.Diane J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06638568994448668008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-42086658102371188072011-03-28T17:57:34.464-07:002011-03-28T17:57:34.464-07:00Hi Wendy -
Excellent questions! I'm reading L...Hi Wendy -<br /><br />Excellent questions! I'm reading Lukeman's, "The First Five Pages." I'll have to pick this one up.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Susan :)Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-87718311558787871052011-03-28T14:57:33.973-07:002011-03-28T14:57:33.973-07:00Oh, these are wonderful! Strangge sleeping habits ...Oh, these are wonderful! Strangge sleeping habits - smile :) A quirkier list than the character interview questions I'm familiar with from other lists. I have one of Lukeman's books but not this one... might have to get this one too!Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-35611423809400580622011-03-28T13:45:43.125-07:002011-03-28T13:45:43.125-07:00Great questions! Thank you, and thanks for the inf...Great questions! Thank you, and thanks for the info on the book.<br />Blessings,<br />KarenKaren Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-13185925563999963792011-03-28T13:09:56.939-07:002011-03-28T13:09:56.939-07:00Oh, I need to get that book. I love those question...Oh, I need to get that book. I love those questions. Thanks!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-58050915817046838842011-03-28T11:47:05.038-07:002011-03-28T11:47:05.038-07:00I'm so guilty of not asking questions like the...I'm so guilty of not asking questions like these. I really need to do so.<br /><br />Hope all is well, Wendy!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-22597437273926330342011-03-28T11:29:17.752-07:002011-03-28T11:29:17.752-07:00It's been so long since I hung with my main ch...It's been so long since I hung with my main character (editing an old one right now) I've forgotten, but GREAT questions when we finally meet up again!Gina Conroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647753231391009981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-64566336575512327412011-03-28T10:54:04.290-07:002011-03-28T10:54:04.290-07:00Love these. What a great compliment to Rachelle...Love these. What a great compliment to Rachelle's post today.Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-45108598950533556012011-03-28T10:40:15.891-07:002011-03-28T10:40:15.891-07:00Love this list! I do have a few MCs floating aroun...Love this list! I do have a few MCs floating around that refuse to reveal themselves. It's frustrating, because they tell me just enough to be rabid for the story. >.<Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-19665888226053473532011-03-28T09:30:43.092-07:002011-03-28T09:30:43.092-07:00Great questions, Wendy! When my characters start g...Great questions, Wendy! When my characters start getting out of line, I go back to the interview I gave them before I began writing. This reminds me of their goals and motivations, and helps me make them more realistic. Thank you! :)Heidi Chiavarolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372293274825733131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-89751261032929446572011-03-28T09:10:07.570-07:002011-03-28T09:10:07.570-07:00I think these are awesome questions to ask ourselv...I think these are awesome questions to ask ourselves! Now I'm going to have that song locked in my head all day long... *sigh*Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-72657046395402813962011-03-28T08:56:03.487-07:002011-03-28T08:56:03.487-07:00Fun questions. My list of questions to ask my char...Fun questions. My list of questions to ask my characters is growing very quickly with all these wonderful ideas...I need a new way to keep them all organized. :)Lacie Nezbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04648510926045130284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-23521111546984592552011-03-28T08:22:02.575-07:002011-03-28T08:22:02.575-07:00I fill out a character questionnaire for mine too....I fill out a character questionnaire for mine too. Always amazes me some of the answers my MC's come up with--it's like they really honestly do exist. But how?Eileen Astels Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11098531184044931737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-13407920187348869712011-03-28T07:52:19.809-07:002011-03-28T07:52:19.809-07:00Love the pictures! The last one is reminiscent of ...Love the pictures! The last one is reminiscent of my female MC, her head always seems to be in the clouds. She loves fantasy. if she found $1000 on the street she would by a cup of coffee and find someone to help. Goody two shoes!Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-28188169080564262262011-03-28T06:52:58.996-07:002011-03-28T06:52:58.996-07:00Great questions, Wendy. I'll answer the first ...Great questions, Wendy. I'll answer the first one. My hubby and daughter arranged a surprise birthday party for me one year. When I walked in the restaurant and saw my friends, I cried.<br /><br />Yup! I'm a weepy woman who is moved to tears for all manner of reasons. In fact, when I first see you in St. Louis this September, I'll probably turn into a fountain. You've been warned. =)Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-51980291789377883842011-03-28T06:12:47.551-07:002011-03-28T06:12:47.551-07:00These are great questions to ask to help think abo...These are great questions to ask to help think about a character and their reactions. Thanks!Laura Josephsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91619058872894494.post-26956015425447558492011-03-28T05:52:51.260-07:002011-03-28T05:52:51.260-07:00I love this, Wendy! I just left a comment on Rache...I love this, Wendy! I just left a comment on Rachelle Gardner's post about my struggles with going even deeper with a character. Her list along with this post has given me a lot to think about. Thanks!! And happy Monday!Heather Sunserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552506888985553471noreply@blogger.com