tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post9073741654204919178..comments2023-07-25T10:16:53.355-05:00Comments on Confessions of a 40-County Driver: Writerly Wednesday: When your characters don't agree with youthelongroad2heaven.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201333091163940413noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-4086177323204942862010-03-25T13:13:29.030-05:002010-03-25T13:13:29.030-05:00I read a lot of books that have characters saying,...I read a lot of books that have characters saying, doing and believing things I would never say, do or believe. That I don't want my children to say, do or believe. <br /><br />When I write, I try to make sure I can put my name on it and show up at church and no one will go, "Oh, man, she wrote that one book."<br /><br />You know?Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-19787325535198976092010-03-25T10:01:30.509-05:002010-03-25T10:01:30.509-05:00Why yes I have! The antagonist in my WIP has a bli...Why yes I have! The antagonist in my WIP has a blind, unwavering belief in his path to god. Let's just say that his path breaks all of the ten commandments and it's quite a challenge for me, but the more I get into trying to make him believable, the more I realize that I have to see it from his point of view.About Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10011023963327391019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-86498654490020869552010-03-25T08:58:56.780-05:002010-03-25T08:58:56.780-05:00I'm a very eccletic reader (okay I am just pre...I'm a very eccletic reader (okay I am just pretty ecclectic overall), so I can read things that are very opposite of my POV. As for writing it..I try to treat lightly when it'll be controversial. That being said, I am all about authenticity, so I wil make suure my characters are athentic to their beliefsChristine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-77567563998329476092010-03-25T08:54:47.454-05:002010-03-25T08:54:47.454-05:00I frequently write characters whose beliefs are di...I frequently write characters whose beliefs are different from mine. For some reason, I have this quirk where there's a hint of religion in my stories. The characters always question it even though I myself know precisely what I what believe. And I think some of that questioning comes just with the age I write about. I think being willing to look at anything--religion, lifestyle, etc--from a viewpoint other than your own can benefit you by letting you examine your own life while creating a richer, deeper characters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008393380426608631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-2978928510943629362010-03-24T22:10:04.995-05:002010-03-24T22:10:04.995-05:00For me, I have been all over the place in my life....For me, I have been all over the place in my life. I do not write characters whose personal beliefs are not my own now, or that I may have had in the past and learned different.<br /><br />I guess, there are some characters I would not write. Not that I couldn't but I don't think I would enjoy writing them.<br /><br />Good thoughts Kat. I need to ponder this.KM Wilsherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250774015974420209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-63769143239125210842010-03-24T20:50:11.759-05:002010-03-24T20:50:11.759-05:00I'm like you with Dr. Brennan, I didn't li...I'm like you with Dr. Brennan, I didn't like her character and I felt insulted. Everyone around me was watching it- I watched it once then again and finally I was touched by her character. I found compassion for dr. brennan. Compassion is huge.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-22176313949146378152010-03-24T19:56:15.914-05:002010-03-24T19:56:15.914-05:00I guess it would have to depend on which beliefs. ...I guess it would have to depend on which beliefs. The Shack didn't bother me. Although I didn't agree with everything in it I kept reading to see how it owuld end.<br /><br />Good question!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-87764270626527573292010-03-24T18:47:40.133-05:002010-03-24T18:47:40.133-05:00I think in situations like you described, the scen...I think in situations like you described, the scenario wouldn't have worked to send a message at all if there had been no "opposing" viewpoints. If the one character had not encouraged the teen to have an abortion, would there have been a message that she COULD CHOOSE NOT TO? The show gave both sides, and the teen chose life. That is a great message, that may have been lost if she'd not had to make an actual decision.Kat Heckenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690721679155795038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-52337364524697548052010-03-24T18:32:38.871-05:002010-03-24T18:32:38.871-05:00I haven't tried tackling a subject like that.....I haven't tried tackling a subject like that...yet :) Gotta say though, I LOVE Bones :) and Castle - *happy sigh*Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430542938163277075.post-48019836197601918162010-03-24T17:13:21.109-05:002010-03-24T17:13:21.109-05:00I think this is why I can't get into Anne Rice...I think this is why I can't get into Anne Rice's Christ series and why I had to stop reading The Shack. Because I know a bit about the subject, the authors' plausibility tanked for me, IMHO. So, sometimes it works, sometimes it don't. <br /><br />Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com