tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post491430440610981010..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: In sickness and in healthLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-2250561884042709132010-08-17T23:45:24.444-04:002010-08-17T23:45:24.444-04:00Hi Laurel! Hope your daughter is feeling better.....Hi Laurel! Hope your daughter is feeling better... I just went through an entire week of my kids being sick and it was MISERABLE! Anyway, i read on Rosalyn's blog that you just scrapped the entire middle of your story. How's that going? I totally agree with you that a total rewrite is better than trying to salvage something that isn't working. Good luck!Erin MacPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665098986271579372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-855548484974556132010-08-17T11:49:19.197-04:002010-08-17T11:49:19.197-04:00Mary: Thanks, and I agree of course!
Talli: I'...Mary: Thanks, and I agree of course!<br /><br />Talli: I'm sure you have different kinds of plot complications you lean towards. But feel free to toss in a little pneumonia or broken leg to mix things up once in a while. :-)<br /><br />Damyanti: great idea--having a sense of what each character is like in vulnerable moments.<br /><br />Susan: Interesting. I'm curious to know if there was some life experience that draws you to mind reading. I know my illness and injury motif/theme/trope definitely comes from my life experience.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-41841979042081294182010-08-17T09:41:34.234-04:002010-08-17T09:41:34.234-04:00I write fantasy, and I notice I like to have my ch...I write fantasy, and I notice I like to have my characters able to read minds. I don't know, I just think that's so much fun! I've completed two books, and both had at least one mind-reading character. I guess I'd better cut back on that. :)<br /><br />I hope your daughter's feeling better!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-67868758095484259772010-08-17T04:50:41.256-04:002010-08-17T04:50:41.256-04:00Great exercise, one which would do any character g...Great exercise, one which would do any character good, sick or not!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-56921791445879097182010-08-17T04:30:28.380-04:002010-08-17T04:30:28.380-04:00Funny, I haven't really written about sick or ...Funny, I haven't really written about sick or injured people. It's not something I've ever thought about. Interesting!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-25016551771232453892010-08-16T22:36:57.849-04:002010-08-16T22:36:57.849-04:00Excellent questions to ask, and a good way to caus...Excellent questions to ask, and a good way to cause drama and realistic reactions.Mary Aalgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051735579638637382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-80323865308395329142010-08-16T21:53:06.757-04:002010-08-16T21:53:06.757-04:00Christine: Thanks. Approaching illnesses like depr...Christine: Thanks. Approaching illnesses like depression is an intriguing undertaking. My new project has a depression-prone character who gets injured and has major surgery. He'll be quite the antagonist, I think.<br /><br />Elle: hope these questions prove useful as you write your new character.<br /><br />Jemi: bad patients can be fun for adding tension to a story. So can inept caregivers. :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-34440310906446274842010-08-16T21:44:17.375-04:002010-08-16T21:44:17.375-04:00JEM: great point. Maybe that's why the injurie...JEM: great point. Maybe that's why the injuries keep worming their way into my stories--because those moments of weakness are so revealing.<br /><br />Lola: thanks for your thoughts and well wishes.<br /><br />Robyn: I have a vet as a CP who questions every medical-related thing in my work, which has forced me to really use my journalism fact-checking skills. Like you, I had a spot where my injured protagonist was too energetic and I had to tone down the action in the scene a lot to make it believable.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-35097755956012003172010-08-16T19:09:16.812-04:002010-08-16T19:09:16.812-04:00In my wip, one MC is not a good patient! She pouts...In my wip, one MC is not a good patient! She pouts and stomps a bit. The other MC isn't used to the job of caregiver, but he copes :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-88101546493620024932010-08-16T13:59:00.523-04:002010-08-16T13:59:00.523-04:00Hoping for a quick recovery for your daughter. I h...Hoping for a quick recovery for your daughter. I have an injury in my latest wip. I'll have to check I've got your questions covered!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687047513163296827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-32146687895453101812010-08-16T12:03:59.926-04:002010-08-16T12:03:59.926-04:00I hope your daughter feels better. Great post. I w...I hope your daughter feels better. Great post. I will have to try this with my characters. My main MC is more "sick" in the sense of depression. She is a challenging patient for sure. <br />Thanks!Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-38253884536981383742010-08-16T12:02:39.572-04:002010-08-16T12:02:39.572-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-54247499059151509412010-08-16T11:48:19.294-04:002010-08-16T11:48:19.294-04:00In my middle grade novel two best friends are lost...In my middle grade novel two best friends are lost in the mountains. One is a diabetic who has run out of insulin. And they are attacked by a bobcat. I realized that I had Anna talking too much after the attack. So I had to go back in and make changes. I mean, if I was attacked by a bobcat, I don't think I'd feel like talking. So I had the other girl to do most of the dialogue and showed Anna's pain in description and her thoughts.<br /><br />This is an excellent post. :)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-13651007896774908712010-08-16T11:41:34.425-04:002010-08-16T11:41:34.425-04:00I agree with JEM...and of course, you, Laurel.
I ...I agree with JEM...and of course, you, Laurel.<br /><br />I hope your daughter feels better.<br /><br />Love,<br />LolaLola Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394765053485642935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-2085727334835163952010-08-16T11:22:00.464-04:002010-08-16T11:22:00.464-04:00I think even if a character doesn't get sick i...I think even if a character doesn't get sick in the book, this is a good character building exercise. How a person behaves when they are not at their best is highly revealing.<br /><br />Good post!JEMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043891292719086478noreply@blogger.com