tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post6975727237171629878..comments2023-10-19T08:50:34.773-07:00Comments on Notes Along the Way - Mary Montague Sikes: Characters Are EverythingNotes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-16847719173235910742010-10-22T12:53:53.026-07:002010-10-22T12:53:53.026-07:00Thanks, Daisy, for your comments. I appreciate eve...Thanks, Daisy, for your comments. I appreciate everyone's thoughts on this intriguing subject!Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-70539695894408841842010-10-22T05:38:07.122-07:002010-10-22T05:38:07.122-07:00Ah, this is rich terrain, Monti. Seems like those...Ah, this is rich terrain, Monti. Seems like those characters with endearing qualitites who struggle to be better despite flaws draw our admiration and interest. We just watched The Great Buck Howard ... Tom Hanks was in it, along w/his son. John Malkovich plays Buck -- definitely a character study! Not sure if the movie began as a book or short story, but we enjoyed it. Have a lovely day. --Daisy @ SunnyRoomStudioDaisy Hickman https://www.blogger.com/profile/10537467133620826660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-36677746624066807312010-10-21T13:29:31.850-07:002010-10-21T13:29:31.850-07:00Writing characters I don't like is VERY hard! ...Writing characters I don't like is VERY hard! I have to, as actor Patrick Bauchau says, "advocate for them"; think about why they are the way they are. The ones I STILL don't like are the ones who have no acceptable excuse or any good qualities that weigh against the bad ones. Some people are just like that, you know? Their values are just so opposed to mine, I can't get into them. I have to struggle with those characters every step of the way, to keep from making them caricatures of eeeevillll.<br /><br />That's what makes Peake's Steerpike such a great character: You understand where he's coming from, even though you hate where he's going with it.<br /><br /><a href="http://MarianAllen.com" rel="nofollow">Marian Allen</a>Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-70018910022995967842010-10-21T13:05:55.859-07:002010-10-21T13:05:55.859-07:00Yes, KK, please expand on House as a parody. I wou...Yes, KK, please expand on House as a parody. I would love to know more.<br /><br />Marian, that must be awfully hard to do--write characters you don't like! <br /><br />Alex and Enid, thanks for sharing your favorites!Notes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-4125497932859213792010-10-21T10:32:16.016-07:002010-10-21T10:32:16.016-07:00KK, I never thought of House as a parody. Want to ...KK, I never thought of House as a parody. Want to expand on that as a guest post on my blog?<br /><br />Monti, one of my favorite characters in literature is Steerpike, from Mervyn Peake's <a href="www.mervynpeake.org/gormenghast/" rel="nofollow"> Gormenghast trilogy</a>. In fact, just about all the characters in the Gormenghast books are memorable, whether one likes them or not (and if you like Steerpike, there's something seriously wrong with you! lol!<br /><br />In my own books, I do like my own characters and enjoy writing them--most of them. Some of the characters in my just-released EEL'S REVERENCE are pretty awful, and my only pleasure in writing them was in orchestrating their come-uppance!<br /><br /><a href="http://MarianAllen.com" rel="nofollow">Marian Allen</a>Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-10540593067201772742010-10-21T09:45:51.939-07:002010-10-21T09:45:51.939-07:00It took me about two seasons to figure out that Ho...It took me about two seasons to figure out that House is a parody. Once that hit me, everything about him fell into place.KK Breeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300974722831848744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-71786779505718992102010-10-20T03:11:27.179-07:002010-10-20T03:11:27.179-07:00I'm addicted to Mr. Darcy. He's broody, co...I'm addicted to Mr. Darcy. He's broody, constant and honorable. <br /><br /><a href="http://steamydarcy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> My Darcy Mutates</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691530149623240966.post-82393820198244081752010-10-19T15:46:56.363-07:002010-10-19T15:46:56.363-07:00I think characters are the most important part of ...I think characters are the most important part of the story.<br />And my favorite is Pendergast from Preston & Childs' books.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com