tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post6756354542783477906..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: CharacterizationMarta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-62798605518769257842008-05-15T08:18:00.000-04:002008-05-15T08:18:00.000-04:00Hmmm. I'll have to move a few things off that back...Hmmm. I'll have to move a few things off that back burner. :)Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-64255433151318663902008-05-15T08:11:00.000-04:002008-05-15T08:11:00.000-04:00Marta - glad you'll post excerpts soon! And Julie ...Marta - glad you'll post excerpts soon! And Julie has a good point - these essays would make a nice handbook for writers!Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-41707441630663887152008-05-15T07:29:00.000-04:002008-05-15T07:29:00.000-04:00Thanks Julie. Glad you found this useful!Thanks Julie. Glad you found this useful!Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-56270252706440213102008-05-15T00:42:00.000-04:002008-05-15T00:42:00.000-04:00Marta,Excellent points and insight!You should make...Marta,<BR/>Excellent points and insight!<BR/>You should make a book featuring these essays.<BR/><BR/>JulieJulie Ann Shapirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613501007582494658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-16510061302637733322008-05-14T13:44:00.000-04:002008-05-14T13:44:00.000-04:00I can post the excerpt from Silenced Cry -- maybe ...I can post the excerpt from Silenced Cry -- maybe next week?? I'll post one from The Black Pearl as soon as I get the official "okay." ;)Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-88363228131906410082008-05-14T13:42:00.000-04:002008-05-14T13:42:00.000-04:00Mmmm. Yes! I think it would be a lovely short stor...Mmmm. Yes! I think it would be a lovely short story. Better yet --- why don't you post us some excerpts from either book in the near future?Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-20019389745264284972008-05-14T13:25:00.000-04:002008-05-14T13:25:00.000-04:00Thanks Aaron. Just as we want to get to know every...Thanks Aaron. Just as we want to get to know everything about a new friend, so too with our characters. So by all means, document, document, document. <BR/><BR/>You are one of four people who have read the next in the Harper series, "The Black Pearl." You know the ending? I was just thinking last night what if ... ;)It might make for an interesting short story, wouldn't you say?Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-45682409876106712982008-05-14T12:52:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:52:00.000-04:00Excellent topic, Marta! And so well done. I loved ...Excellent topic, Marta! And so well done. I loved your example. Characters are what always brings me back to a story. You know how much I love your Sam Harper and his father, Walter; and his girlfriend, Jennie. To me, this is what hooks me on a series. I want to know what happens to the characters in the future, and what happened in their pasts. I have a burning desire to know every little detail about them. <BR/><BR/>And in this respect, I'm trying to do the same thing with my LeGarde Mystery series and Moore Mysteries. I don't think I'll stop until I've fully documented every year of Gus LeGarde and Sam Moore's lives! LOL!<BR/><BR/>www.legardemysteries.comAaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.com