tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post7596599380200279883..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: Boost Your RepertoireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-17535532209205083472011-03-28T23:53:00.617-05:002011-03-28T23:53:00.617-05:00My characters LOVE to do things softly. LOVE it. ...My characters LOVE to do things softly. LOVE it. What can I say? I think it's sweet. (g)Jennifer Hendrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-67069118644131635612011-03-27T17:15:21.238-05:002011-03-27T17:15:21.238-05:00Nas - Thank you!Nas - Thank you!Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-66072042055875879982011-03-27T17:15:05.405-05:002011-03-27T17:15:05.405-05:00Deniz - LOL! Shame on Baha.Deniz - LOL! Shame on Baha.Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-34652357789102071632011-03-27T17:13:28.982-05:002011-03-27T17:13:28.982-05:00Zan Marie - How do you show someone's upset? T...Zan Marie - How do you show someone's upset? There's always the vein throbbing at his temple. [snort]Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-6931596097127771422011-03-27T17:11:04.961-05:002011-03-27T17:11:04.961-05:00Adina: Oh, those phrases certainly count! Your exa...Adina: Oh, those phrases certainly count! Your example is a great one. :)Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-42533879097244750102011-03-27T15:51:48.856-05:002011-03-27T15:51:48.856-05:00Thanks for sharing these interesting tips and advi...Thanks for sharing these interesting tips and advice. Will be helpful during revisions!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-17085656360233992632011-03-26T20:44:31.705-05:002011-03-26T20:44:31.705-05:00I remember this! And I just discovered a new one t...I remember this! And I just discovered a new one too - Rosa's always shivering. I mean, what? Why? I don't know. But she's always shivering.<br /><br />I bet Baha opens the windows or keeps her up on deck in the wind on purpose. Cos, you know, when she shivers, he gets to put his arms around her...Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-38094998049361918822011-03-26T08:51:06.648-05:002011-03-26T08:51:06.648-05:00Add my characters obsessively swallowing hard and ...Add my characters obsessively swallowing hard and frowning to the list. ; ) How do you show someone's upset and sad without these two standards? LOL!Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166450116524323462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-87995654449176546522011-03-26T05:48:49.244-05:002011-03-26T05:48:49.244-05:00Love your letter by the way. I think it's gonn...Love your letter by the way. I think it's gonna take off!<br /><br />;-)Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-18682818804904419332011-03-26T05:48:04.923-05:002011-03-26T05:48:04.923-05:00I know it's an odd one, and not strictly speak...I know it's an odd one, and not strictly speaking descriptive, but I really overuse phrases along the lines of "It was as if, somehow..."<br /><br />So, overly fussy modifier phrases are my thing...Adina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860528131098237473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-73508512038321563732011-03-25T23:42:21.454-05:002011-03-25T23:42:21.454-05:00Rachel - I love the tugging! What a unique charact...Rachel - I love the tugging! What a unique character habit. Er... not the compulsiveness of it, but what an interesting thing to associate with a character. :DSusan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-15546668073314559392011-03-25T20:46:23.604-05:002011-03-25T20:46:23.604-05:00LOL! Oh yes, my main character has a nervous habit...LOL! Oh yes, my main character has a nervous habit of tugging at her cuffs which at times borders upon an obsessive compulsive disorder. And lots of hardening eyes/stares/gazes ... yikes, sounds like my lot need a doctor ASAP! (g)Rachel Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15406943046329566026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-45538584267576521472011-03-25T18:56:39.698-05:002011-03-25T18:56:39.698-05:00My own writing is rife with repeats. One of my fav...My own writing is rife with repeats. One of my favorite is "snorted" - seems my characters, when they can't find something witty to say, simply snort their response. Gah!Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-25057487360619408272011-03-25T18:54:58.337-05:002011-03-25T18:54:58.337-05:00Lucy, Ah, the shrugging, eye-rolling, dry-as-toast...Lucy, Ah, the shrugging, eye-rolling, dry-as-toast British characters! LOL! Gotta love 'em.Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-52388211614626546432011-03-25T18:53:46.552-05:002011-03-25T18:53:46.552-05:00Libby - Hee hee! That's a great one!Libby - Hee hee! That's a great one!Susan Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194055286314636481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-81969845383629908842011-03-25T16:04:16.171-05:002011-03-25T16:04:16.171-05:00Apparently everyone in my stories does everything ...Apparently everyone in my stories does everything "Gently". Everyone sets things down gently, gently touches someone and gently bores my readers. :)Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.com