tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post6333923195365603294..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Whose Book Is It Anyway?DThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-57333992956760429542009-09-12T17:19:43.397+01:002009-09-12T17:19:43.397+01:00I loved this post, Susannah!I loved this post, Susannah!Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-58595745375029517272009-09-12T12:17:22.679+01:002009-09-12T12:17:22.679+01:00Ah, just realised how I came across your blog...yo...Ah, just realised how I came across your blog...you were the only other person on here with 'A Child in Time by Ian McEwan' in their favourite books. I studied it at A-Level and have been hooked on his stuff ever since. Genius.Plentymorefishoutofwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082519518524749450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-7420668695145201092009-09-12T12:15:38.152+01:002009-09-12T12:15:38.152+01:00A great insight - inspiring. Not sure how I came a...A great insight - inspiring. Not sure how I came across your blog but I'm following you now.Plentymorefishoutofwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082519518524749450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-25807360888355929422009-09-11T12:37:39.771+01:002009-09-11T12:37:39.771+01:00Yes, Hi Kate, Jessica and Review the book. Thanks ...Yes, Hi Kate, Jessica and Review the book. Thanks for stopping by. There's a group of writers here blogging daily about different aspects of the writing life so do come by again.Susannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-5241194486737622802009-09-11T09:48:06.419+01:002009-09-11T09:48:06.419+01:00Hello, Kate and Jessica - nice to see you here!Hello, Kate and Jessica - nice to see you here!Susie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-35100801537216706012009-09-11T01:28:35.512+01:002009-09-11T01:28:35.512+01:00This is an awesome post. I love when I hear writer...This is an awesome post. I love when I hear writers say that their characters take on a mind and plot of their own. I haven't gotten that far in my own writing, but I think it will be really cool to experience when I do.Jessica Lawlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180026942204335132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-767989820702754692009-09-11T00:28:44.136+01:002009-09-11T00:28:44.136+01:00Hi, I know absolutely nothing about writing so my ...Hi, I know absolutely nothing about writing so my opinion doesn't mean much but I found your post really interesting. I love the idea of characters shaping as you write them and becoming more than you originally envisioned. I am new to your blog by the way but really like it.<br /><br />Kate xKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940810066436848209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-48161301272630522032009-09-10T22:15:00.412+01:002009-09-10T22:15:00.412+01:00Susannah, thanks for a great post. I think we all ...Susannah, thanks for a great post. I think we all get caught up in the business of writing that we forgot why we became writers in the first place. <br /><br />Character writing is the best. And like real life, the character can go through many transitions in your story. And irony is the best policy...you want to compel your reader to turn the page!!<br /><br />Thanks so much for the post. Great conversation.Review the Bookhttp://www.reviewthebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-10651819505510557722009-09-10T19:32:24.281+01:002009-09-10T19:32:24.281+01:00Great post, Susannah, and what a fantastic feeling...Great post, Susannah, and what a fantastic feeling. I guess it really is like giving birth: suddenly the baby is out there and waving his arms and yelling blue murder!<br />Plotting and Pantsing originally came from the Writing Women's Commercial Fiction course several of us went on in London this summer. Glad you've discovered your closet Panter!Susie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-77399816001785836182009-09-10T15:27:02.659+01:002009-09-10T15:27:02.659+01:00I love the Alice Walker anecdote Susannah. I can j...I love the Alice Walker anecdote Susannah. I can just imagine that :) I must admit though, I had complete control over my characters, until I started my current WIP! Great blog.Gillian McDadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758782108258244355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-52249396539614493672009-09-10T12:03:31.751+01:002009-09-10T12:03:31.751+01:00Sarah, that's a wonderful example - how the en...Sarah, that's a wonderful example - how the energy pf the surprise hits the characters and reader (and author!) in equal measure. As you say - if we're surprised, the reader will be too. I think it takes guts to allow this to happen, but I want to do a lot more pantsing and less plotting as time goes by. Pantsing being a highly technical term dreamed up by one of Strictly's own. (Caroline? Fionnualalala?)Susannah Rickardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533371458667245083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-76460781882927865752009-09-10T11:25:13.988+01:002009-09-10T11:25:13.988+01:00What a wonderful post, Susannah, it reminds me of ...What a wonderful post, Susannah, it reminds me of one of the most exciting parts of writing a novel.<br /><br />It always amazes me when my characters take on a life of their own and i tend to think of them as naughty children when they do - but naughty children whom i love very much, humour and spoil - possibly too much:)Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-27000797656325969662009-09-10T10:48:15.343+01:002009-09-10T10:48:15.343+01:00That for me is the absolute bliss of writing. I ad...That for me is the absolute bliss of writing. I adore that feeling when characters start doing their own thing....although as you say, the buggers don't always do what they're told when they need to!<br />Great post, Susannah.Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-75572695257245062552009-09-10T10:35:09.381+01:002009-09-10T10:35:09.381+01:00Excellent post, Susannah. A great reminder of why ...Excellent post, Susannah. A great reminder of why this writing business can be such great fun (if a bit nail-biting at times). I had a similar experience with a female character in a novel who disappeared for two chapters. No one knew where she was. The chapter where she was meant to reappear didn't turn out that way (I wasn't mentally ready to write her return, knowing how emotional it would be) and then suddenly in the middle of someone else's scene, without warning, there it was - the perfume she used, in the air, being sniffed by the other characters. She was hiding in the house where they'd gone looking for someone else entirely. It was unnerving to me, but very exciting. Sometimes it pays to have that "seat-of-the-pants" feeling when we're writing, doesn't it? Because if the characters have surprised US they should be astounding the reader. I'm glad your git grew a heart. And I like your analogy with allowing our children free rein to develop and change.Sarah Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379986260169703599noreply@blogger.com