Tag: characters
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January 07, 2010 11:52 AM EST --
The Tears and Triumphs of a New Author
Chapter 3
I have my characters, Walt, Maggie, Mary, Willie and the Professor. . . .
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January 07, 2010 12:05 PM EST --
The Tears and Triumphs of a New Author
Chapter 3
I have my characters, Walt, Maggie, Mary, Willie and the Professor.
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October 13, 2007 10:49 AM EDT --
Cartoons are my favorite Kid item.
How many characters do we know?
I wanna go first!
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September 29, 2006 07:52 PM EDT --
This is a favorite exercise I recommend to people working on a novel, or on a longer piece that requires in-depth character development.
We tend to forget that a primary revelator of character . . .
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August 08, 2007 10:56 PM EDT --
I have found myself texting a coworker a lot lately. We have come up with our own sort of language, tonight I was going to text him TTFN (ta ta for now, so very Tigger) and it brought something up . . .
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December 11, 2007 09:07 PM EST --
According to the Secret History of Paris, Nicolas Flamel was an occult alchemist from Paris. Is that where the name comes from in the first Harry Potter book?
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June 16, 2008 10:23 AM EDT --
Would you rather a brief backstory in the beginning of a book with no dialogue? For instance the story I am working on right now I can write one of two ways.
I can explain the relationship leading . . .
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January 22, 2008 01:25 AM EST --
There are a few things which will make me stop reading a story.
Cookie cutter, cliche' characters is one of them. Or characters who lie flat on the pages like paper dolls.
There is one author . . .
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November 08, 2009 02:50 AM EST --
This week I had the chance to attend a reading by one of my favorite authors. Of course it was great and so was the Q & A afterwards. But I had a question and didn’t ask it – . . .
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July 03, 2006 08:07 PM EDT --
My words, not my physical image, should represent me on a writing forum. Since Gather allows me to attach a photo icon to my words, I looked for an image that would represent the many facets of who I am, . . .
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April 12, 2008 11:38 AM EDT --
By day, Joe B. was a mild mannered filling station attendant, but before you could finish your evening meal, Joe was well on his way to a hangover. Fortunately, Joe was an amiable and fun loving . . .
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December 09, 2009 02:59 PM EST --
TV.com has compiled a list of their Top Ten Most Annoying Characters on TV. I don’t actually agree with most of their list (I love Jim and Pam, man!)…but I definitely-super-totally agree . . .
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September 12, 2007 07:08 PM EDT --
I've seen "name a cartoon" but don't think this one's been done. Let's name as many Comic strips and characters as we can think of here...1 per comment please..
I'll . . .
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August 14, 2008 10:07 PM EDT --
It's time to get animated!
For this Gather game, list any TV show or movie which is done with animation..can be cartoon or computer graphics, anime, etc..
List one per comment but as many . . .
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February 14, 2009 10:17 AM EST --
What are some of your favorite character names?
What does their name mean?
Do you think the meaning fits the character? Why or why not?
If you'd like, look up your own name as well . . .
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May 21, 2009 02:40 PM EDT --
They can be from works of literature, or film, or even art. Which are your favorites?
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October 06, 2007 01:35 AM EDT --
Most if not all writers who have spent any number of months on a novel or story can attest to the importance of knowing your characters. The more you know a character the more real they become to you. . . .
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March 12, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
I know we have a lot of television fans here, but some shows are easier to get into and become involved with...shows where you actually care about the characters. Maybe you're hooked on a soap opera . . .
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August 02, 2007 11:52 PM EDT --
So who here has been simpsonized? If your not aware of it its a site you can go to, upload a photo and they'll turn you into a Simpsons character. Its pretty cool. I was wondering if there were any . . .
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February 23, 2008 02:30 PM EST --
They can be from short stories, novels, television, radio, comics, songs, plays or poems.
Give the source because we may not all recognize who these people are. I might say Jack Potter. Who . . .
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