tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post8953313379050269193..comments2023-10-26T06:59:22.098-04:00Comments on Practicing Writing: Blogging In CharacterErika D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-74370662901595078212009-01-16T03:19:00.000-05:002009-01-16T03:19:00.000-05:00Hi, Yvonne. Thanks for your comment. Your blog see...Hi, Yvonne. Thanks for your comment. Your blog seems to be an interesting mix between Expressy and you. You are cited as the poster for each comment (because the blog is maintained through your profile). Your photo is on the blog, etc. And yet the author of the posts (at least those I've read) seems to be Expressy. Did you consider creating the whole blog "in character," in effect signing up Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-24075603447463038762009-01-15T22:11:00.000-05:002009-01-15T22:11:00.000-05:00I have a blog for Expressy, the character of my bo...I have a blog for Expressy, the character of my book, Email Episodes. At times, Expressy tells on her author because she is trying to retaliate for her exposing Expressy's shortcomings.<BR/><BR/>While, it's a lot of fun for me, I can see why it ight be confusing for readers. <BR/><BR/>Check it out at http://emailepisodes.blogspot.com if you care to. I'd like your feedback to know if it works or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528955027208100034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-40396204019428417052008-03-28T18:56:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:56:00.000-04:00Your point is valid ... but I'm willing to give th...Your point is valid ... but I'm willing to give the experiment the benefit of the doubt and support it as much as I can. I look at it as being in a symbiotic relationship with the books. I'm not sure this has been done before so I'm committed to learning and experiencing it as I go. <BR/><BR/>ShelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-19989628421845532252008-03-28T13:43:00.000-04:002008-03-28T13:43:00.000-04:00Welcome to the discussion, Shelley and Margosita!F...Welcome to the discussion, Shelley and Margosita!<BR/><BR/>For my part, I think I'd prefer knowing that an author herself is blogging for her characters. I can't really imagine myself, in a similar position, happily yielding my character's thoughts and writings to anyone else. To me, the blog would somehow seem more authentic with the same author penning blog and book, the same mind and soul Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-11255350267998577902008-03-28T12:27:00.000-04:002008-03-28T12:27:00.000-04:00I think I also agree with Emanuel. I've seen Marg...I think I also agree with Emanuel. I've seen Margene's blog and I didn't like it very much. I felt like it took away from her character, as it was developed on the show. I think that really good characters are more often developed through feelings and actions, as opposed to what they say or think directly. Many things should be suggested or implied or related through a character, but bloggingmargositahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432497140892679276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-91054867155059082582008-03-28T11:44:00.000-04:002008-03-28T11:44:00.000-04:00Hi all ... I'm Shelley, the author of this new ser...Hi all ... I'm Shelley, the author of this new series, and I can tell you that I'm not the one blogging as my characters :) I have enough work to do to get them talking on the page! LOL. The All About Us Online site is run by my publisher, and it's an experiment in a social site. I'm pretty excited about it and am looking forward to seeing it grow, especially once the first book, It's All About Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-56965982066822411002008-03-28T08:39:00.000-04:002008-03-28T08:39:00.000-04:00Yes, I hear what you're saying, Emanuel. Maybe tha...Yes, I hear what you're saying, Emanuel. Maybe that's why I think I'd be more inclined to try this myself as a character development technique. Thanks for your comment.Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-75132208566767723932008-03-27T20:50:00.000-04:002008-03-27T20:50:00.000-04:00The idea turns me off. Too many authors try these...The idea turns me off. Too many authors try these gimmicks because they are free but they are incredibly difficult to measure. The next thing you know, they'll be 10,000 authors posting blogs in their characters' names.<BR/><BR/>I prefer the characters stay between the pages.E.R. Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238552026799046703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-4869017081472507952008-03-27T19:44:00.000-04:002008-03-27T19:44:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for the comments, Deb and Felicity....Thanks so much for the comments, Deb and Felicity.<BR/><BR/>I do think there's a lot of potential on the character development side--but far more so for characters who would be willing/able to blog in the first place. (My historical fiction characters, for instance, are simply incapable of blogging!)Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-23043021092219269662008-03-27T15:08:00.000-04:002008-03-27T15:08:00.000-04:00I think this is a great idea for character develop...I think this is a great idea for character development. I know a writer who has used a blog in this way for some time. She keeps it private, but seeing the words "in print" and being able to post pictures or videos of things your character finds interesting would surely help.Felicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256467492513961346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-87332291569537775752008-03-27T11:34:00.000-04:002008-03-27T11:34:00.000-04:00Hmmm... very, very interesting.I am most of the wa...Hmmm... very, very interesting.<BR/><BR/>I am most of the way through writing the first book of a fiction mystery series for 8-to-12-year-olds, for which my daughter Madison is giving me lots of input. <BR/><BR/>It might be really appealing to readers to have *Madison* blog as the character who is most like her. It might make a very interesting pitch to a publisher. I'll give it some more thought.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049833165464780021noreply@blogger.com