tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post2764196277948796140..comments2024-03-27T14:58:25.730-07:00Comments on View from the Cottage: Caught between two fictional worldsJudy Alterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05147106159914535549noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-54159766256061107632012-05-08T10:13:25.016-07:002012-05-08T10:13:25.016-07:00Thanks all, for your comments. I think one thing t...Thanks all, for your comments. I think one thing that makes the fictional world so real is that I write in the first person, I get into the protagonist's head and see the world and community and people from her point of view. A blind character would be really tough, Polly. I don't even like to think about that. <br />And Suzanne, I only wish I were a successful jetsetter!<br />E.B., I'm laughing at you trying not to act out. When I wanted to practice a talk, I'd sometimes do it while walking the neighborhood. But I had to be careful when cars approached because I didn't want them to think I'm crazy!judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-36975560484761128612012-05-08T10:13:20.512-07:002012-05-08T10:13:20.512-07:00Thanks all, for your comments. I think one thing t...Thanks all, for your comments. I think one thing that makes the fictional world so real is that I write in the first person, I get into the protagonist's head and see the world and community and people from her point of view. A blind character would be really tough, Polly. I don't even like to think about that. <br />And Suzanne, I only wish I were a successful jetsetter!<br />E.B., I'm laughing at you trying not to act out. When I wanted to practice a talk, I'd sometimes do it while walking the neighborhood. But I had to be careful when cars approached because I didn't want them to think I'm crazy!judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-3191998961421286472012-05-08T06:41:45.236-07:002012-05-08T06:41:45.236-07:00I totally agree, Judy. I wrote a blind character, ...I totally agree, Judy. I wrote a blind character, and putting myself in her place was frightening. Write what you fear the most. Boy, did that put me in another place.Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-5053761053325196632012-05-08T05:14:26.796-07:002012-05-08T05:14:26.796-07:00You're like the jet setter of writers, Judy. F...You're like the jet setter of writers, Judy. First you're here, then you're there, hopping all over the globe. Your Blue Plate mysteries sound fun.Suzanne Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928374852063824975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30975557.post-33774004135315486572012-05-08T03:14:49.393-07:002012-05-08T03:14:49.393-07:00I'm very much like you, Judy. When I'm wri...I'm very much like you, Judy. When I'm writing, my reality is my characters' reality. The questions are: What would logically happen in this situation? What might really happen? What if _____ happened? How would it affect my characters, and how would they feel? Then, I'm feeling it, living it and talking it. (I try not to act out so others don't think I'm crazy.)<br /><br />I read a lot, but I read only one book at a time. For a time, when I wrote I couldn't read. I hated that, so now I only read in the morning or at night when I'm not working. I've learned that I have to push my novel aside so I can have a fresh perspective.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com