tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post2116708777048649154..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: Are You Getting to the Heart of Your Characters?AimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-37140983032635393232011-12-16T01:35:43.810-08:002011-12-16T01:35:43.810-08:00Yes, I think I would agree with that - still have ...Yes, I think I would agree with that - still have strong emotion, but perhaps not the same ones we come across mostly in YA. ;-)Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-84278836900850001362011-12-14T00:16:17.839-08:002011-12-14T00:16:17.839-08:00Cally - This is nothing more than my opinion, but ...Cally - This is nothing more than my opinion, but I do see 'action' books out there, but I have a feeling they tend toward the "smarter" crime or military themes. And some fantasy, I suppose.<br /><br />I suspect their readerships are predominantly male, and the emotions they focus on are along the lines of revenge, hatred, ambition, glory, etc. They are not devoid of emotion, only focused on different ones.Aimee L. Salterhttp://www.aimeelsalter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-80703515944653160582011-12-13T23:23:34.878-08:002011-12-13T23:23:34.878-08:00I totally agree with your comments but I do wonder...I totally agree with your comments but I do wonder whether everyone would agree with 'emotion not explosion' argument. The only reason I say this is that there are thousands of action movies out there that are all explosions and very little emotion. Do you think there is a genre equivalent for these people in books or do you think fans of those types of movies don't read much? In thinking about it, I'm leaning towards the latter.Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-66098717817968124032011-12-13T08:06:17.155-08:002011-12-13T08:06:17.155-08:00I whole-heartedly agree. It is show and don't ...I whole-heartedly agree. It is show and don't tell, just as I've learned.<br />Thanks for this, I'll have to let friends know about this post. It's very good!Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-49579670821029558762011-12-12T18:40:52.045-08:002011-12-12T18:40:52.045-08:00It all boils down to show me don't tell me. Gr...It all boils down to show me don't tell me. Great!Cynthia DiFilippo Elomaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690665731154250664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-9627865346794157312011-12-12T18:36:44.311-08:002011-12-12T18:36:44.311-08:00Just what I needed as I start another round of rev...Just what I needed as I start another round of revisions (for character depth, empathy, etc.)Thanks! <3Natalie Zamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-38582508590252877182011-12-12T17:26:18.809-08:002011-12-12T17:26:18.809-08:00Good advice. =3Good advice. =3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610184057896951494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-41954276213938591052011-12-12T13:56:57.849-08:002011-12-12T13:56:57.849-08:00Ah, emotion and motivation. This is something I ha...Ah, emotion and motivation. This is something I had been having trouble with lately. For one or two scenes, I feared I was holding back my narrator's emotions. And for a friend's story I had been reading, the narrator's sentence structure didn't exactly reflect her emotional state.<br /><br />-reads through again-Chihuahua0http://www.youngaspiringwriter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com