tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post4021728389724070353..comments2024-03-10T19:26:35.256-04:00Comments on Just Jemi: Rachael Thomas & BackstoryJemi Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-1645646783899959712016-05-28T22:08:43.448-04:002016-05-28T22:08:43.448-04:00This is such great advice. I definitely think it i...This is such great advice. I definitely think it is important to plan your characters and get to know them in great detail. Then it is easier to help your reader get to know them. :)<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-82079689763908134002016-05-20T20:08:46.687-04:002016-05-20T20:08:46.687-04:00I love those discoveries as you go along!I love those discoveries as you go along!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-46122704415413766982016-05-15T21:34:01.268-04:002016-05-15T21:34:01.268-04:00Great and helpful post! I'm a planner, but I s...Great and helpful post! I'm a planner, but I still discover backstory as I write, especially in my first draft. Thank you, Rachael and Jemi! :)Dawn Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667675689038435581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-56084904249122484092016-05-12T20:23:40.419-04:002016-05-12T20:23:40.419-04:00Penny, you're sharing secrets!! :)Penny, you're sharing secrets!! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-84950659745573037182016-05-12T20:22:50.016-04:002016-05-12T20:22:50.016-04:00It is so much fun to eavesdrop on them :)It is so much fun to eavesdrop on them :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-66415846739424538302016-05-12T16:08:21.583-04:002016-05-12T16:08:21.583-04:00Great comment Gary! Thanks for stopping by.Great comment Gary! Thanks for stopping by.Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-85409604869406074012016-05-12T16:07:32.492-04:002016-05-12T16:07:32.492-04:00I love it when they talk like that Crystal!I love it when they talk like that Crystal!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-14053891140375201542016-05-12T16:05:32.467-04:002016-05-12T16:05:32.467-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-68596024057200182592016-05-11T19:51:51.987-04:002016-05-11T19:51:51.987-04:00Hi Jemi and Rachael,
What a most interesting, enl...Hi Jemi and Rachael,<br /><br />What a most interesting, enlightening post. My characters talk to me. Actually, I become the character, even if the character may well be an inanimate object.<br /><br />Of course and to keep the writing mind truly open, I'm actually a created character by a well-known writing dog....<br /><br />All the best and pawesome, um, awesome advice.<br /><br />Gary :) klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-32491341493694193652016-05-11T11:03:18.579-04:002016-05-11T11:03:18.579-04:00Awesome advice! Some of the best advice I ever hea...Awesome advice! Some of the best advice I ever heard about writing characters is to sit down and have them tell you first person about themselves--where they live, who their family is, why they like or dislike things. It not only develops their voice, but your understanding of them. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-58560431685360156502016-05-10T21:21:23.584-04:002016-05-10T21:21:23.584-04:00Hi! I agree - it's great advice! :)Hi! I agree - it's great advice! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-79390762356248552422016-05-10T16:50:39.479-04:002016-05-10T16:50:39.479-04:00Thanks for all these great advice, Rachael!
Hi J...Thanks for all these great advice, Rachael! <br /><br />Hi Jemi!Romance Book Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268150556737773533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-9167544624913861682016-05-10T06:09:30.296-04:002016-05-10T06:09:30.296-04:00I like that take on it Clee!I like that take on it Clee!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-49427646960029473512016-05-10T06:08:52.585-04:002016-05-10T06:08:52.585-04:00I often find I have to stop and ask more questions...I often find I have to stop and ask more questions as I write too. After all, you don't know everything about a person the first time you meet them. Thanks Misha!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-67606992239172118392016-05-10T06:07:49.095-04:002016-05-10T06:07:49.095-04:00I find exactly the same Susan!I find exactly the same Susan!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-28887309973194407052016-05-10T06:06:31.886-04:002016-05-10T06:06:31.886-04:00There's always more to learn from them. Thanks...There's always more to learn from them. Thanks Carol!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-84572133985581884732016-05-10T06:05:48.517-04:002016-05-10T06:05:48.517-04:00That is so very true!That is so very true!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-12645927622634368622016-05-10T06:05:19.049-04:002016-05-10T06:05:19.049-04:00Backstories are fascinating. Thanks Dezmond!Backstories are fascinating. Thanks Dezmond!Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-42880172077944723232016-05-10T06:04:48.841-04:002016-05-10T06:04:48.841-04:00Thanks Natalie for the congrats.I also know the pa...Thanks Natalie for the congrats.I also know the pain of not having got to know the characters well enough at the beginning.Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-17817573524932595752016-05-10T06:03:03.105-04:002016-05-10T06:03:03.105-04:00It certainly is Mason. If the author doesn't k...It certainly is Mason. If the author doesn't know their characters really well, there's no way the reader ever will. Thanks for stopping by.Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-43139964729841958282016-05-10T06:01:51.325-04:002016-05-10T06:01:51.325-04:00I think that's the best way for me too Alex. B...I think that's the best way for me too Alex. By the time they appear on my first page I know lots about them.Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-77209211821322496562016-05-10T06:00:51.774-04:002016-05-10T06:00:51.774-04:00I agree Elizabeth! Thanks for stopping by. I was g...I agree Elizabeth! Thanks for stopping by. I was guilty of doing the same when I started too Jemi.Rachael Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848406521940836271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-7820868814350271542016-05-09T18:27:14.098-04:002016-05-09T18:27:14.098-04:00Agreed!Agreed!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-44435909009931043302016-05-09T18:26:57.892-04:002016-05-09T18:26:57.892-04:00LOL - we won't - we know what you mean!! :)LOL - we won't - we know what you mean!! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-9880932012886807132016-05-09T18:26:28.047-04:002016-05-09T18:26:28.047-04:00I like that! Learn as we go :)I like that! Learn as we go :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com