tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post3639349427677484087..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Complete Armor for Horse and ManUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-37282710633028148642013-08-06T04:39:50.983-05:002013-08-06T04:39:50.983-05:00Loved reading this post, I'm a bit of a sucker...Loved reading this post, I'm a bit of a sucker for a flawed hero myself. It seems like in older fables that the hero is flat and seemingly 'perfect' but it's always more interesting if they have that intriguing past to them!Photography Guyhttp://www.frui.co.uk/creative_holidays/painting_for_the_petrifiednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-83433668255004873192013-02-01T04:34:59.993-06:002013-02-01T04:34:59.993-06:00Wow, fascinating! I never possibility of it in sev...Wow, fascinating! I never possibility of it in several layers similar to that heretofore, yet now I'm interested -I'll remember the layers while altering Ayten's story. I *think* I will usually make my male elements more perplexing than my female ones -or is that since additional frequently, the male MC is viewed by way of the female's pov and she's pondering what he's dependent upon?Zandbro9http://www.zandcell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-40144174334336805562012-07-18T07:44:09.684-05:002012-07-18T07:44:09.684-05:00Really a good post.I think one of the trickiest th...Really a good post.I think one of the trickiest things for me as a writer is trying to write in a male POV. Not being a male,Sales traininghttp://www.premiertrainingcourses.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-52247328468852464282012-06-09T23:40:26.127-05:002012-06-09T23:40:26.127-05:00Our job, as writers, is to make one of those theme...Our job, as writers, is to make one of those themes our own in a unique way. I was trying to make (apparently, badly) is that everyone has a "public" personality (the armor) and a "inner, private" one.jewelry for bridesmaidshttp://shameonjane.com/Bridesmaids/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-44915121591037024102012-04-25T00:39:46.676-05:002012-04-25T00:39:46.676-05:00everythings has a weak point but every body try to...everythings has a weak point but every body try to level best......bridesmaids giftshttp://shameonjane.com/Bridesmaidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-64890990393754824372012-04-25T00:26:58.488-05:002012-04-25T00:26:58.488-05:00There are just variations of them -- some clever, ...There are just variations of them -- some clever, some not. Look up "common themes in literature" and see for yourself. Our job, as writers, is to make one of those themes our own in a unique way. I was trying to make (apparently, badly) is that everyone has a "public" personality (the armor) and a "inner, private" one.monogram necklaceshttp://shameonjane.com/Monogram-Necklace.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-89059282486891328412012-04-22T15:00:06.430-05:002012-04-22T15:00:06.430-05:00I tend to make my male characters more complex tha...I tend to make my male characters more complex than my female ones - or is that because more often, the male MC is seen through the female's pov and she's wondering what he's up to?movieshttp://www.crackle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-82855840642597100552012-03-10T20:39:34.212-06:002012-03-10T20:39:34.212-06:00Oh, interesting! I never thought of it in three la...Oh, interesting! I never thought of it in three layers like that before, but now I'm intrigued - I'll keep the layers in mind while editing Ayten's story. I *think* I tend to make my male characters more complex than my female ones - or is that because more often, the male MC is seen through the female's pov and she's wondering what he's up to?Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-91031255767183568452012-03-09T17:10:12.554-06:002012-03-09T17:10:12.554-06:00Yes, absolutely. There's always the risk of fa...Yes, absolutely. There's always the risk of falling into those conventions, devices, tropes, stereotypes, et al, that make storytelling easy because everyone recognizes the device. <br /><br />But if you think about it, there are no original themes. There are just variations of them -- some clever, some not. Look up "common themes in literature" and see for yourself. Our job, as writers, is to make one of those themes our own in a unique way.<br /><br />My example of an armor-plated hero with a soft side could be considered cliche. The point I was trying to make (apparently, badly) is that everyone has a "public" personality (the armor) and a "inner, private" one.Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-49267272239584308252012-03-09T06:55:51.861-06:002012-03-09T06:55:51.861-06:00"Layers" of personality in characters en..."Layers" of personality in characters enforce the sense that they have a history and a depth beyond the two dimensions of the page. However -- is there a risk of falling back into flat characterisation even as you try to avoid it, by creating characters who are *clichés*: armoured exteriors with vulnerable interiors, for example?Patent Attorneyhttp://www.eip.comnoreply@blogger.com