tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post871911258576964852..comments2024-01-21T06:03:05.829-08:00Comments on Patti Nielson: Being MeanPattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-58288461213993878542011-11-17T12:59:38.693-08:002011-11-17T12:59:38.693-08:00Nope, I have to say, I love torturing them. It'...Nope, I have to say, I love torturing them. It's *loving* torture, though.Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-36818839260321090132011-11-14T12:18:30.700-08:002011-11-14T12:18:30.700-08:00I so get this!! I think I fall in love with my cha...I so get this!! I think I fall in love with my characters, and I really don't want them to get hurt either. They're like my kids. I mean, I wouldn't purposely make their lives difficult, right?<br /><br />But that doesn't make for interesting stories, protecting them all the time, does it? :( <br /><br />Sometimes you just gotta be mean.Heidi Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420802651029097379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-14633573249164075902011-11-14T05:59:59.254-08:002011-11-14T05:59:59.254-08:00I think maybe I have the opposite problem. I thro...I think maybe I have the opposite problem. I throw too many obstacles and have to relieve the tension for my MC from time to time. I also have to make sure I'm not being too cliche.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658962630981643176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-7840811798920263742011-11-14T05:50:22.836-08:002011-11-14T05:50:22.836-08:00Um, yes. Totally. It a lot of times takes SEVERAL ...Um, yes. Totally. It a lot of times takes SEVERAL rounds of revisions before I totally get it there. I'm doing TONS better on throwing stuff at my characters than I used to, but I still have a hard time with random people being mean. You know-- the characters that AREN'T the antagonist.Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-74297335942968966982011-11-10T05:46:09.898-08:002011-11-10T05:46:09.898-08:00Not a writer BUT as I'm a people pleaser as we...Not a writer BUT as I'm a people pleaser as well I'd have to create a character who was truly evil, who would do all kinds od horrendous deeds.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-85653441372823830552011-11-09T20:28:33.729-08:002011-11-09T20:28:33.729-08:00I know what you mean. It's so hard to make our...I know what you mean. It's so hard to make our characters suffer, isn't it. Good for you for recognizing the problem and going back to fix it. Best of luck with the rewrites!LynNerdKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167392990015741278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-75195855773651569332011-11-09T19:18:32.440-08:002011-11-09T19:18:32.440-08:00YES! Omg, I struggle w/this all the time. In my la...YES! Omg, I struggle w/this all the time. In my last MS, I finally broke free and was able to do something really terrible to my MC. And then I was in a funk for like a week. :D LOL! *sigh* glad I'm not alone~LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-67158748289132882382011-11-09T18:58:57.241-08:002011-11-09T18:58:57.241-08:00Yeah, I have this problem too!!
And I'm sorry...Yeah, I have this problem too!! <br />And I'm sorry you'll do half NaNo...but at least it's only Nov 10th and you still have 20 days to go! :D<br />I'm doing NaNoReaMo so I won't have this problem now, lolol! <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482654021641010175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-66503176079062431572011-11-09T15:26:37.499-08:002011-11-09T15:26:37.499-08:00I totally have this problem! Everything nice and p...I totally have this problem! Everything nice and pretty does not make good tension. Sometime I even have a hard time thinking of bad things that can happen. :)Ruth Jossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664678990038670303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-57799074862132718682011-11-09T14:42:12.868-08:002011-11-09T14:42:12.868-08:00What a great observation! I have the same problem ...What a great observation! I have the same problem but never tied with my sad default state of being a people pleaser (blame my mother as well). I ask myself "what can go wrong?" with each chapter to make sure that there's something "bad" happening throughout the book.Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-54404063007740752482011-11-09T12:33:40.809-08:002011-11-09T12:33:40.809-08:00well...no. I actually enjoy discovering new and in...well...no. I actually enjoy discovering new and inventive ways to make things hellishly hard for my characters.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-71934756020958766612011-11-09T12:23:08.226-08:002011-11-09T12:23:08.226-08:00Totally!!! But it's getting easier with each o...Totally!!! But it's getting easier with each one!! :DChristina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-60122572840420401472011-11-09T12:13:45.318-08:002011-11-09T12:13:45.318-08:00I've had this problem, too. I think it's i...I've had this problem, too. I think it's in our nature to want the best for our characters, but that doesn't make our stories very readable!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-71276373141096495272011-11-09T11:53:40.178-08:002011-11-09T11:53:40.178-08:00Oh Dang! You're going to start again? I had to...Oh Dang! You're going to start again? I had to do this once. I wrote an entire book, and realized that I was never mean to my MC. It kind of stunk because I had to re-write it.i'm erin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13729541389129887477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-28165823846320470502011-11-09T09:18:00.503-08:002011-11-09T09:18:00.503-08:00I'm actually re-writing more darts in right no...I'm actually re-writing more darts in right now! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-78587960888548314792011-11-09T08:27:07.026-08:002011-11-09T08:27:07.026-08:00It's tough to be mean when you were raised to ...It's tough to be mean when you were raised to be nice. I'm getting a tough skin now, and I take out my frustrations on my characters. LOL Good luck with your half NaNo! <3Brenda Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263237745979525170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-48846544324884048902011-11-09T08:18:53.906-08:002011-11-09T08:18:53.906-08:00I didn't in my first book, but I'm wonderi...I didn't in my first book, but I'm wondering if I'm going easy in the second. I guess I'll have to wade through it and see what happens. I don't want a boring book.Miranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4984184121584258371.post-41163758129452600552011-11-09T08:10:22.025-08:002011-11-09T08:10:22.025-08:00I have a hard time with that too. As a matter of f...I have a hard time with that too. As a matter of fact, on of my crit partners told me to be really mean to my character in one scene. I'm a little scared to go back and revise it.Carolyn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780443388339294502noreply@blogger.com