tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post7318036475756712555..comments2024-02-10T00:17:25.724-08:00Comments on Melodie Campbell Author (the home of Bad Girl Comedy): KILL MY DARLINGS? I DON’T THINK SO! by Gloria FerrisMelodie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-13166306223849740882014-01-14T05:49:32.941-08:002014-01-14T05:49:32.941-08:00I've always hated that writing advice that we ...I've always hated that writing advice that we should "kill our darlings." Um, what? That might be the best part! I understand during editing that I will reassess everything and perhaps decide something whether it was a character or scene is not so darling after all, but if I still think it's darling, then there's no way I'm going to kill it. Terrible advice really. Thanks for rejecting it publicly. Tracy Falbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123036773665001783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-62639906477060289102014-01-07T17:02:18.610-08:002014-01-07T17:02:18.610-08:00I too covet the crystal skulls!
Also agree that w...I too covet the crystal skulls!<br /><br />Also agree that writing as a reader is vital to creating a readable story. I love it when a book pulls me in, when the characters feel real, when I care deeply what happens to them without obvious manipulation by the author....And yes, victims are generally disposable, however likeable you make them. My personal challenge is to make my unlikeable victims sufficiently rounded that readers will feel a pang when they're killed. Nothing like shooting for the moon.Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671899653158663965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-51097839366570261922014-01-07T10:11:03.560-08:002014-01-07T10:11:03.560-08:00NO! NO! Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923588670917082395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-66988012489642432682014-01-07T09:54:36.516-08:002014-01-07T09:54:36.516-08:00Thank you, ladies. I think that both Melodie and I...Thank you, ladies. I think that both Melodie and I channel our natural voices when we write. Which makes us - uh, crazy? No. Fun, let's go with fun. And, Pam, I didn't want to mention this before - I have the big vodka-filled crystal skull but I do covet the smaller ones. I can't seem to get my hands on them. Want to sell? Gloria Ferris Mystery Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065979048007001558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-16787537278760183732014-01-07T09:24:41.144-08:002014-01-07T09:24:41.144-08:00You might covet her jewellery Melodie, but Gloria ...You might covet her jewellery Melodie, but Gloria covets my crystal skulls.And she's not getting them. As Liz and I edit each others work we are always' killing off each others darlings ie. too many adverbs etc but to kill off characters with all their warts, I don't think so. Great post ladies. You both keep me laughing.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923588670917082395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-65021413072775320272014-01-07T09:20:47.003-08:002014-01-07T09:20:47.003-08:00I'm with you Gloria. I feel like I'm being...I'm with you Gloria. I feel like I'm being gratuitously manipulated when a character is set up to be loved, then killed off. (Unless they die a really good death.) Of course, when you add a touch of paranormal to the book, you can kill off anyone you want and have them come back as a ghost.Alison E. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449544045685213466noreply@blogger.com