tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post1253848469564167815..comments2023-08-16T07:15:32.801-04:00Comments on BookingIt: Just Straight-up Say ItJessica Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-50399245437960242922009-08-06T14:44:18.816-04:002009-08-06T14:44:18.816-04:00What?! I think Christianity is one of the most com...What?! I think Christianity is one of the most common sense, logical, literal religions there are! Not sure what your mom means. LOL<br /><br />Everyone has their own path in writing. Chronicles of Narnia is not overtly Christian, and yet, it is.<br />But you should write what is right for you, and if you want to please God, then what you write will be of Him, no matter what others say. <br />I didn't realize you'd been raised up Baptist. I was Baptist for a while in my teens, so I feel some of your dilemma. <br /><br />As for real life, well, not too many people have read my fiction besides other writers, but yeah, I'm always afraid others will think what I wrote is something I experienced. LOL That must've been so weird for you with the drug story. LOLJessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-2869036419119766052009-08-05T18:05:51.534-04:002009-08-05T18:05:51.534-04:00I had a character in a short story that did heroin...I had a character in a short story that did heroine.I've made mistakes in life, but not drugs :)<br />That was difficult to put out there cuz the short story won a lit prize at my private Baptist University and I had to read it in front of everybody at a ceremony...after that-Everybody asked if it was based on my real experience. I'm sure you've had some type of experience like that since u write Inspirational Romance--People will read into writing like it's a diary, so you have to be careful and remind people that it's fiction-with-of course-SOME real life influences, but still fiction-ur not using ur book as a confessional :) Do u experience that?!<br />For a long time, I didn't touch certain subjects and such because it just wasn't "pleasing to God" in my mind, but the 'Bible' approaches difficult subjects and stuff, so I felt as long as my over all message was good and "right", then I can write about difficult subjects. My family is always wanting me to write something overtly Christian, but I just don't feel the direct path is mine in writing...I want to write about all types of things-there's always a search in my writing for answers and symbols of God-also references to scripture or other spiritual writing...I dunno. My mom says I think too liberally to be a Christian sometimes...hmm...<br />Sorry! I started babbling on! I probably made no sense :)Pen Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443147029903410419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-7501024711132168282009-08-04T21:06:29.772-04:002009-08-04T21:06:29.772-04:00Caryn,
That is the nice thing about writing. :-) ...Caryn, <br />That is the nice thing about writing. :-) We're in total control. How perfect. LOLJessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-89069284680837620562009-08-04T21:05:54.375-04:002009-08-04T21:05:54.375-04:00LOL Elana! So you "conquered" your fear ...LOL Elana! So you "conquered" your fear through your character? :-) Maybe it was a subconscious thing...Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-50559172069181396602009-08-04T21:04:47.165-04:002009-08-04T21:04:47.165-04:00Kathryn,
I have a feeling VK is like you, don'...Kathryn,<br />I have a feeling VK is like you, don't worry. :-) As for Adyna, sheesh, that is very odd. Do you pull her off as a protag or an antag?Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-27835407040997289732009-08-04T20:26:43.991-04:002009-08-04T20:26:43.991-04:00I agree. I constantly think of things I *should* h...I agree. I constantly think of things I *should* have said long after the fact, but with writing I get to have my characters say all the perfect zingers at the perfect time. And if they don't, then it's for a reason, and it's MY choice. :-DCaryn Caldwellhttp://caryncaldwell.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-47603791625011955572009-08-04T15:28:29.113-04:002009-08-04T15:28:29.113-04:00Hmm, one of my MC's throws herself off a tall ...Hmm, one of my MC's throws herself off a tall building. Really she does. I'm terrified of heights. Like majorly.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-9632718831967695682009-08-04T14:19:34.603-04:002009-08-04T14:19:34.603-04:00In my novel, things are pretty tame, I guess...mos...In my novel, things are pretty tame, I guess...mostly --oh wait, I forgot about Aunt Ruby and Mee Maw and Katie Ivene - they ain't tame *laugh*!<br /><br />But, in my short stories, I sometimes get a little darker -- so characters have done things I'd not do....<br /><br />One character, Adyna, though, makes me laugh -she's very disturbed -- she shaved half a dog's fur off to get even with a neighbor, she sprays her telephone with lysol and wipes it with a alcohol several times after every call - which she doesn't like to get phone calls, since when she was a child her pet bunny chewed an electrical cord and was burned to a crisp - so anything with cords upsets her....and....and...well, she's just strange! *laugh*<br /><br />but sometimes I'll wish I were more like a character - I wish I were more like Virginia Kate! I love her....want to be her....Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-10804499535068440862009-08-04T06:55:18.498-04:002009-08-04T06:55:18.498-04:00LOL Angela. Good way to put it. So do you think ou...LOL Angela. Good way to put it. So do you think our characters are the smarters selves of us? LOL (if that made sense *cringe*)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-86635067208267952442009-08-03T22:24:14.886-04:002009-08-03T22:24:14.886-04:00I love letting my characters do and say the stuff ...I love letting my characters do and say the stuff that I only think of in hindsight. It's like getting it right the first time!Angela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-90938375566289441442009-08-03T21:34:01.434-04:002009-08-03T21:34:01.434-04:00Haha! She does mean it, doesn't she. That'...Haha! She does mean it, doesn't she. That's funny. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-25341881663357622482009-08-03T21:07:47.113-04:002009-08-03T21:07:47.113-04:00My happy-go-lucky goody-two-shoes character doesn&...My happy-go-lucky goody-two-shoes character doesn't say a bad word throughout most of my story but when she finally does say a bad word every beta reader has noticed. That means she means it. lol.kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-35906987781545862552009-08-03T21:06:13.143-04:002009-08-03T21:06:13.143-04:00Danyelle, you're shy? Really? :-) I wouldn'...Danyelle, you're shy? Really? :-) I wouldn't have guessed it, but if you feed me some cookies I'll pretend to believe it. LOL!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-44459946846323203422009-08-03T21:05:34.797-04:002009-08-03T21:05:34.797-04:00Yep Kate. I agree. I have one character like me. S...Yep Kate. I agree. I have one character like me. She's the least fun. LOLJessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-32446590126723705772009-08-03T21:05:04.477-04:002009-08-03T21:05:04.477-04:00Hahaa! But Terresa, have they talked back to you? ...Hahaa! But Terresa, have they talked back to you? LOLJessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-72438321475027096632009-08-03T20:37:31.125-04:002009-08-03T20:37:31.125-04:00Most of the things my characters do, by physical l...Most of the things my characters do, by physical law, I wouldn't be able to. I do, however, love some of my characters' ability to be extremely assertive in speaking their minds. I would love to not be so shy!Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-50992936159484825122009-08-03T20:25:59.126-04:002009-08-03T20:25:59.126-04:00The main character of my WIP definitely says and d...The main character of my WIP definitely says and does a lot of things that I wouldn't ever dream of doing. I think that is the fun of writing her though;)Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-5076066616287157912009-08-03T20:08:57.064-04:002009-08-03T20:08:57.064-04:00My characters have talked to animals. And yes, I&...My characters have talked to animals. And yes, I've done it, too. ;)*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-37092243445465508442009-08-03T19:12:12.545-04:002009-08-03T19:12:12.545-04:00Hahaa! Jill, that's funny. It takes me a few d...Hahaa! Jill, that's funny. It takes me a few days to think up a good response and by then it's too late. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-18500787891523206322009-08-03T18:45:26.355-04:002009-08-03T18:45:26.355-04:00My heroes and heroines say exactly what's on t...My heroes and heroines say exactly what's on their mind, while I smolder internally, trying to come up with the perfect thing to say.Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-68236859044762604832009-08-03T14:55:40.268-04:002009-08-03T14:55:40.268-04:00Jenny, that sounds like exactly what that husband ...Jenny, that sounds like exactly what that husband deserves! LOL That sneaky.... grrr. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-24026100238424918192009-08-03T14:16:11.341-04:002009-08-03T14:16:11.341-04:00Just popping by and loved your question. One of my...Just popping by and loved your question. One of my characters was confronted by the wife of someone she was dating...with out knowing he was married. She worked with the wife to set him up. Based loosely on something I actually know that happened to a girlfriend.JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-79076469424772294432009-08-03T13:25:02.779-04:002009-08-03T13:25:02.779-04:00Those are the best scenes. I can't stand in mo...Those are the best scenes. I can't stand in movies where a heroine has the gun and the villain takes it from her just be grabbing it. Your heroine sounds very brave. I hope I could do that too.<br />I didn't realize you'd written a western. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-49816978932174029082009-08-03T13:12:45.608-04:002009-08-03T13:12:45.608-04:00Jessica, my heroine pulled a gun on an outlaw, som...Jessica, my heroine pulled a gun on an outlaw, something she said she would never do--and something I can't imagine doing. But when someone she loved was in danger, she found strength she didn't know she had.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429542410238239360.post-942157487058572352009-08-03T12:55:37.351-04:002009-08-03T12:55:37.351-04:00Hi Dara,
The freezing thing is super interesting. ...Hi Dara,<br />The freezing thing is super interesting. I hope you have fun developing her. :-)Jessica Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.com