tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post1202355370360970903..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: Extendo CharactersJeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-40570865982875972572013-10-14T23:14:18.847-04:002013-10-14T23:14:18.847-04:00I've read some pretty creative character inter...I've read some pretty creative character interviews but I feel the same way you do. I have been asked to do them a few times for blog tours and I have always refused. I tried early on to create a Claire Fletcher persona on FB and Twitter at the suggestion of a good friend who is a social media guru but it had zero effect and all it did was waste my time. I think in certain genres this works way, way, way better than in others. Like in romance, the readers are very invested in the male characters--book boyfriends--so I think it could really work there, but it's not for me either. Even as compelling as Claire Fletcher's voice is inside my head, I just can't do the character interview. Not easily or well, anyway.Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-32066368157121594852013-09-02T07:32:16.137-04:002013-09-02T07:32:16.137-04:00Wow, an Anonymous post that is not just spam disgu...Wow, an Anonymous post that is not just spam disguised as comment! (And it didn't hit the spam filter, either; interesting).<br /><br />I certainly hope my stories and characters have a life beyond my simply writing them! And who knows, maybe I'll find myself revisiting characters after some time, writing a sequel or even a prequel. If the story is there, and it uses the same folks from a previous work, I'll certainly do it. I just don't see myself doing 'in-character promotion', that's all. Thanks for commenting!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-46718286286496169882013-09-01T22:20:58.003-04:002013-09-01T22:20:58.003-04:00I understand your position, as well as Jerry’s, fr...I understand your position, as well as Jerry’s, from the creator’s standpoint, but “when the story is done, so are they”? May your stories and characters be always immortal. May they spring from the pages and resonate in our lives and inspire the act of always becoming. Of course you’re not going to act them out; you might be done with them, but they’ll never be done with you. Why would those guys go out and play the same songs again and again? Of the Grateful Dead, Jerry said, “It is who we are, really.” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-20637626691802931522013-09-01T13:15:53.077-04:002013-09-01T13:15:53.077-04:00And the thing about author interviews is they tend...And the thing about author interviews is they tend to ask the same questions over and over again, though to be fair, it's only a problem if each interview is reaching the same audience (and that's a whole different issue).<br /><br />I think you may be onto something with the helpfulness of reading the book first. I hadn't thought of that.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-32411967251794714682013-09-01T11:32:25.871-04:002013-09-01T11:32:25.871-04:00I'm not that much into author interviews eithe...I'm not that much into author interviews either, even though I sure did a lot for my blog tour. I left that up to the person kind enough to host me. When I do them myself, I try to do weird, quirky things just because I'm weird an quirky, I guess, in some ways.<br /><br />I personally find the character interviews I've read more fun if I've already read the book. It can be quite insightful. Reading it beforehand doesn't work for me because I'm not grounded into the character. But they can be a way to get more information out about the characters. Maybe. :)Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-11458488045787458442013-08-30T22:58:15.085-04:002013-08-30T22:58:15.085-04:00I'm glad you had fun with it. I can see the ap...I'm glad you had fun with it. I can see the appeal from the creativity side, and the chance for the characters to live a little more, but it just doesn't feel right for me.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-65549036124128866872013-08-30T22:57:12.426-04:002013-08-30T22:57:12.426-04:00All the more reason to do an interview--so she can...All the more reason to do an interview--so she can explain her policies!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-56434805846917292972013-08-30T18:02:02.424-04:002013-08-30T18:02:02.424-04:00I think it's fine. I love character interviews...I think it's fine. I love character interviews, did a few myself for my own characters.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-54173697853841044932013-08-30T10:10:20.109-04:002013-08-30T10:10:20.109-04:00I'm kind of with you on that. First of all, my...I'm kind of with you on that. First of all, my main character wouldn't be interested in answering questions about herself. She's too busy running a country. LOL<br /><br />But I can see how that might work for some types of novels and characters.Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com