tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post3694084711830872676..comments2023-10-15T03:20:42.697-04:00Comments on Blog of Author Michelle McLean: Blog Chain - The Pain of Being One of My CharactersMichelle McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-47911030606576672732009-02-27T19:37:00.000-05:002009-02-27T19:37:00.000-05:00Wow, and here I thought you were all mild mannered...Wow, and here I thought you were all mild mannered Clark Kent. You're a torturing mastermind! ;)Jessica Verdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481666031112151052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-14046690452912501102009-02-26T13:07:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:07:00.000-05:00Nice post...Love the quote!Nice post...Love the quote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-27947212712898487532009-02-23T22:05:00.000-05:002009-02-23T22:05:00.000-05:00Great quotes, great pictures, just all around grea...Great quotes, great pictures, just all around great post in general!Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-79306747637737607132009-02-23T19:11:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:11:00.000-05:00LOL yeah, characters Kat, just characters ;-)LOL yeah, characters Kat, just characters ;-)Michelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-15757660154924240872009-02-23T17:34:00.000-05:002009-02-23T17:34:00.000-05:00And then realized that shooting someone was the pe...<I>And then realized that shooting someone was the perfect answer to the problem I had created for myself. </I><BR/><BR/>My first thought was: "I'm never going to the same writer's conference as you."<BR/><BR/>But then I remembered we're talking about characters, and I breathed a sigh of relief. <BR/><BR/>:-)Kathryn Hupp-Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776391661543060879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-55627904383133183302009-02-23T03:09:00.000-05:002009-02-23T03:09:00.000-05:00OMG...shoot someone? I will so have to remember th...OMG...shoot someone? I will so have to remember that one.<BR/>Great post!<BR/>:) TerriTerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-78246338073388967672009-02-22T08:34:00.000-05:002009-02-22T08:34:00.000-05:00Love this as well, "Stanley Elkin said, “I would n...Love this as well, "Stanley Elkin said, “I would never write about a character who is not at the end of his rope.”<BR/>Thanks for the great post.JBarWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457998686312046876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-20793307877896892822009-02-22T00:57:00.000-05:002009-02-22T00:57:00.000-05:00Oooh, I love that quote by Stanley Elkin. That's g...Oooh, I love that quote by Stanley Elkin. That's going on my wall. I get so caught up in a story, that I actually feel the way the characters do. So the conflict, how they feel when they're holding their dead husband's body, is real to me. Which is why we read. Great job!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-43762815477034528492009-02-21T23:39:00.000-05:002009-02-21T23:39:00.000-05:00Ooo, biting...biting would work ;-)And Carolyn, yo...Ooo, biting...biting would work ;-)<BR/><BR/>And Carolyn, you think I sounded less sociopathic than you would? Mwahahahaha....my sweet and innocent facade is working :DMichelle McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-62671019641892049462009-02-21T23:13:00.000-05:002009-02-21T23:13:00.000-05:00LOL -- you did answer the original question. And y...LOL -- you did answer the original question. And you managed to look a lot less sociopathic than I would have doing the same thing. ;-)Carolyn Kaufman | @CMKaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715666518147779502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-78513800816306692852009-02-21T23:04:00.000-05:002009-02-21T23:04:00.000-05:00I like the Hemingway quote! I also agree with you ...I like the Hemingway quote! I also agree with you that there needs to be conflict in order to have a story.<BR/><BR/>Verification word: "biting." I suppose another solution for writer's block would be to have someone bite someone else. ;)Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-47139596097245426992009-02-21T20:41:00.000-05:002009-02-21T20:41:00.000-05:00Great job! You actually answered the original que...Great job! You actually answered the original question! Hooray.Mary Lindsey / Marissa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593619747956026747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-16468527932206807832009-02-21T17:57:00.000-05:002009-02-21T17:57:00.000-05:00NIce post. I agree with you - it is the intense d...NIce post. I agree with you - it is the intense drama that makes me turn the page and keep reading. Great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com