tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post3207414320425047..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: CharactersBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-32128062337400749502010-06-17T18:52:00.388-04:002010-06-17T18:52:00.388-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-71807464073327202962010-06-17T18:51:58.527-04:002010-06-17T18:51:58.527-04:00That's part of the fun of writing, Betty, when...That's part of the fun of writing, Betty, when the characters tell YOU what's going on! I can't wait to read You Better Not Die, especially the end.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-17299934597387606742010-06-17T18:30:28.268-04:002010-06-17T18:30:28.268-04:00After my fourth crochet mystery, I began to notice...After my fourth crochet mystery, I began to notice the characters had kind of taken over their own lives. In You Better Knot Die which comes out in November, I was shocked to realize who had dunnit and Molly's homicide detective boyfriend suprised me by what he did on the last page.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-12351435274174095152010-06-17T18:27:05.102-04:002010-06-17T18:27:05.102-04:00Mardott, I enjoy creating secondary characters who...Mardott, I enjoy creating secondary characters who drive my protagonists crazy... in many ways!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-5572224455500226572010-06-17T17:15:48.857-04:002010-06-17T17:15:48.857-04:00I like some of my minor characters every bit as mu...I like some of my minor characters every bit as much as I do the major ones. Rupert is just plain <i>hot...</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-55785713408624070702010-06-17T17:09:30.721-04:002010-06-17T17:09:30.721-04:00Amen, Camille!Amen, Camille!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-40232855690766426642010-06-17T17:08:37.718-04:002010-06-17T17:08:37.718-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-67704273702529211692010-06-17T17:08:35.445-04:002010-06-17T17:08:35.445-04:00And you do such a great job of creating characters...And you do such a great job of creating characters, Janie!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-57927698240222146122010-06-17T16:25:24.068-04:002010-06-17T16:25:24.068-04:00I love creating characters!I love creating characters!Janie Emaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053003978794589095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-54588860943841975232010-06-17T11:56:39.250-04:002010-06-17T11:56:39.250-04:00It's the writer's therapy!It's the writer's therapy!Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-10479241519114937112010-06-17T11:41:59.779-04:002010-06-17T11:41:59.779-04:00Isn't it fun, Camille, to make sure that those...Isn't it fun, Camille, to make sure that those characters we imbue with villainous traits get their comeuppance?Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-29480661029869689292010-06-17T01:17:55.801-04:002010-06-17T01:17:55.801-04:00It's a fantastic escape, and also therapy! For...It's a fantastic escape, and also therapy! For those of us who have little power in real life, there's nothing like it. <br />Uh oh, do I sound a little over the top? Really I'm kind to my characters!Camille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.com