tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post8569725787738375835..comments2024-01-03T04:03:15.300-05:00Comments on S.P. Bowers: CheeseS.P. Bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-80726972559666191982012-06-22T12:36:23.298-04:002012-06-22T12:36:23.298-04:00Hope you have a great weekend too, Victoria!Hope you have a great weekend too, Victoria!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-16118678722636421912012-06-22T12:20:02.110-04:002012-06-22T12:20:02.110-04:00Thanks for the cute example - a great reminder of ...Thanks for the cute example - a great reminder of the importance of character development. Have a wonderful weekend, Sara.Victoria Lindstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694066132860951997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-64401211777240503892012-06-22T07:18:50.023-04:002012-06-22T07:18:50.023-04:00They do at my house. :)They do at my house. :)S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-12515921084647773832012-06-22T07:18:36.930-04:002012-06-22T07:18:36.930-04:00Yes. It's also a good reason in real life we ...Yes. It's also a good reason in real life we need to dig around and find all the info before making important decisions.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-54600432599391247922012-06-22T03:22:34.742-04:002012-06-22T03:22:34.742-04:00Don't all robots say cheese? ;)
But yes, you ...Don't all robots say cheese? ;)<br /><br />But yes, you are so right. Character motivation is soo important.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-13841431315166747372012-06-21T23:50:55.193-04:002012-06-21T23:50:55.193-04:00YES! It's amazing what we will accept or belie...YES! It's amazing what we will accept or believe as real when we have some background knowledge and understanding! So true! Great example!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-88755215543650950572012-06-21T20:22:52.523-04:002012-06-21T20:22:52.523-04:00Thanks.Thanks.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-23633130252940098592012-06-21T20:22:41.019-04:002012-06-21T20:22:41.019-04:00That is frustrating when what the character does j...That is frustrating when what the character does just doesn't make sense. Sometimes you can tell the author is manipulating them to make them fit a plot.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-67666188494229027732012-06-21T20:16:19.135-04:002012-06-21T20:16:19.135-04:00I think we should all say cheese all day. I worry...I think we should all say cheese all day. I worry about making sure my character's motivation is clear too.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-54040275765362409842012-06-21T19:05:15.891-04:002012-06-21T19:05:15.891-04:00Yes, I agree. I wish I had something more eloquent...Yes, I agree. I wish I had something more eloquent to say, but I don't. You said it, girl!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-87399872638222909432012-06-21T14:44:55.378-04:002012-06-21T14:44:55.378-04:00Now I want some cheese! I can think of a book off ...Now I want some cheese! I can think of a book off the top of my head where I could see why the character was doing what she was doing, but I couldn't understand why she made THAT choice when she had other options. I understood her motivation but didn't see why she had to go about achieving it in the way she did. Very frustrating! Great post!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-35043720952341011712012-06-21T13:51:04.417-04:002012-06-21T13:51:04.417-04:00But all robots do say cheese! Mmm. I say cheese a...But all robots do say cheese! Mmm. I say cheese a lot too. I've been thinking a lot about motivation lately. I'm reading a book right now that, like you say, is exasperating because of the motivation issue. I worry about it in my own work.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-51599332240648363742012-06-21T12:45:41.684-04:002012-06-21T12:45:41.684-04:00When we play robot we march around the house sayin...When we play robot we march around the house saying "cheese". Not a difficult game, but they love it.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-59303427735277301422012-06-21T12:44:49.445-04:002012-06-21T12:44:49.445-04:00Yes, it's also true in real life. Sometimes w...Yes, it's also true in real life. Sometimes we need to remember that the people we're interacting with (having trouble with) have reasons for behaving the way they are.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-15558032533517803422012-06-21T12:44:08.181-04:002012-06-21T12:44:08.181-04:00That is huge. That means you were getting your ch...That is huge. That means you were getting your character across!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-4371827157961708582012-06-21T12:43:42.333-04:002012-06-21T12:43:42.333-04:00Thanks you, Linda!Thanks you, Linda!S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-61719962276206320172012-06-21T12:33:23.925-04:002012-06-21T12:33:23.925-04:00This is so true! Cheese. Cheese. Cheese. So cute.This is so true! Cheese. Cheese. Cheese. So cute.Ruth Jossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664678990038670303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-46097299191932626462012-06-21T10:43:00.717-04:002012-06-21T10:43:00.717-04:00This is so important in fiction and also in real l...This is so important in fiction and also in real life. Great post, now for some cheese.......Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-21638768343208607852012-06-20T18:38:53.722-04:002012-06-20T18:38:53.722-04:00I think the biggest compliment I've gotten as ...I think the biggest compliment I've gotten as a writer is - I hated the choices she was making, but I totally understood why she was making them.<br /><br />That for me is huge.<br /><br />And yeah. It's all about backstory and internal.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-38750747354997706052012-06-20T14:23:37.092-04:002012-06-20T14:23:37.092-04:00"Even if it’s not a choice we would ever make..."Even if it’s not a choice we would ever make, if we understand why they made it we can accept it."<br /><br />Love it. A perfect post. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-73583870097927398012012-06-20T12:42:56.343-04:002012-06-20T12:42:56.343-04:00My beta readers questioned some of my character...My beta readers questioned some of my character's motivations too. They had motivation I just wasn't getting it across. I, too, am so grateful for CPs that help see what I can't see anymore.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-92044298523618427902012-06-20T12:41:26.132-04:002012-06-20T12:41:26.132-04:00Exactly, it just has to make sense from the charac...Exactly, it just has to make sense from the character's POV.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-76335485522366265162012-06-20T12:40:50.645-04:002012-06-20T12:40:50.645-04:00Lol! Cheese is always good.Lol! Cheese is always good.S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-40751819203048861942012-06-20T10:09:06.090-04:002012-06-20T10:09:06.090-04:00Cheese! Maybe the robot just liked cheese! LOL! I ...Cheese! Maybe the robot just liked cheese! LOL! I want some too, now. The characters do have minds of their own, but there has to be a core of their souls that holds it all together.Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528601653366510.post-8739978683334345792012-06-20T10:01:17.200-04:002012-06-20T10:01:17.200-04:00Good analogy! One time I had a CP indicate that my...Good analogy! One time I had a CP indicate that my main character didn't have a motivation for doing what he was doing. Oops. Some serious fixing needed for that story upfront. CPs are wonderful. They see the holes we can't because we're peering so closely at our own story.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.com