Comments on: Hearts and sleeves, Round Two http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/05/16/hearts-and-sleeves-round-two/ A mutual support group for SF/F Novelists Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:39:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lydia Sharp http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/05/16/hearts-and-sleeves-round-two/#comment-6452 Lydia Sharp Fri, 22 May 2009 12:03:11 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/05/16/hearts-and-sleeves-round-two/#comment-6452 I have the exact opposite problem. Many of my characters don't ever want to shut up or think things through. Funny, though, because that's not how I am at all. I have to give you credit for taking on such a challenge. Best of luck with Galen. Hopefully, the constant rewriting will ease up for you soon. I have the exact opposite problem. Many of my characters don’t ever want to shut up or think things through. Funny, though, because that’s not how I am at all.

I have to give you credit for taking on such a challenge. Best of luck with Galen. Hopefully, the constant rewriting will ease up for you soon.

]]> By: S. Megan Payne http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/05/16/hearts-and-sleeves-round-two/#comment-6416 S. Megan Payne Sun, 17 May 2009 11:19:39 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/05/16/hearts-and-sleeves-round-two/#comment-6416 Love this! I've never had too much of a problem with that, mostly because I have restrained characters and because the ones that aren't won't let me get away with shutting their mouths, but sometimes, I find myself skipping scenes. Necessary ones. And I have to go back and bring the characters on camera to work their dastardly magic. Oh well. What we do for the love of the story. Love this! I’ve never had too much of a problem with that, mostly because I have restrained characters and because the ones that aren’t won’t let me get away with shutting their mouths, but sometimes, I find myself skipping scenes. Necessary ones. And I have to go back and bring the characters on camera to work their dastardly magic. Oh well. What we do for the love of the story.

]]> By: Diana Pharaoh Francis http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/05/16/hearts-and-sleeves-round-two/#comment-6411 Diana Pharaoh Francis Sat, 16 May 2009 14:11:16 +0000 http://www.sfnovelists.com/2009/05/16/hearts-and-sleeves-round-two/#comment-6411 *giggle* Soooo know what you're talking about. In The Cipher, I realized that Lucy was doing the whole 'traditional woman' thing of not talking about her emotions, hiding how she feels, being tactful and careful and worrying about how other people feel. So I gave her a changing event and she ran out of time to be all those things and what was the point anyway? So then she had to start just saying what she thinks. Holy cow--that was hard to write. I did a lot of backtracking until I could get the hang of just letting her say it. In my UF that's coming out in October, I did it with the male character. He was being all dainty and careful and backing down in situations where he should have been mouthy and confrontational and physical. Had to rewrite all that. I think sometimes my instinct is do exactly what you say--go the restrained route. I'm working on that . . . . *giggle* Soooo know what you’re talking about. In The Cipher, I realized that Lucy was doing the whole ‘traditional woman’ thing of not talking about her emotions, hiding how she feels, being tactful and careful and worrying about how other people feel. So I gave her a changing event and she ran out of time to be all those things and what was the point anyway? So then she had to start just saying what she thinks. Holy cow–that was hard to write. I did a lot of backtracking until I could get the hang of just letting her say it.

In my UF that’s coming out in October, I did it with the male character. He was being all dainty and careful and backing down in situations where he should have been mouthy and confrontational and physical. Had to rewrite all that.

I think sometimes my instinct is do exactly what you say–go the restrained route. I’m working on that . . . .

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