tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post7505044176777344917..comments2024-02-13T15:37:51.463-05:00Comments on Ellis Vidler's Unpredictable Muse: Make Them CareEllis Vidlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-26108741053275443172012-07-12T16:20:00.391-04:002012-07-12T16:20:00.391-04:00Congrats, Maggie, on the new novel. It's a win...Congrats, Maggie, on the new novel. It's a winner!Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-34436022135125273912012-07-10T20:42:47.832-04:002012-07-10T20:42:47.832-04:00My comment about the name I drew for my winner got...My comment about the name I drew for my winner got eaten in cyberspace. Bad internet. Bad!<br /><br />I randomly selected Sue Perkins as the winner. Way to go, Sue! I sent you an email through your website just now. Please contact me.<br /><br />Thank you to everyone who commented and shared in the fun today. I'm so glad to have been a part of your day.<br /><br />And thanks again to Ellis Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-22604619014703509612012-07-10T20:25:10.108-04:002012-07-10T20:25:10.108-04:00And hello to Sue, Polly, and Sarah, so glad to hav...And hello to Sue, Polly, and Sarah, so glad to have you ladies stop in for a visit!<br /><br />Sue, I get the feeling that at some time you might have wanted to "get even" for hurt feelings like Molly did. That's the nice thing about fiction. We get to do that stuff without any reprisals, whiplash, or other complications.<br /><br />Hi Polly - I can see how you would be drawn to a Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-64373684195081231332012-07-10T18:45:24.181-04:002012-07-10T18:45:24.181-04:00Upping the anty drives the story forward and sweep...Upping the anty drives the story forward and sweeps the reader up into the action. I've read great books that made me wonder, how will they ever get out of this fix? I love it when that happens. When I plot out my own stories, I try to make the hurtles higher and higher. Sometimes I'm successful and sometimes I need to go back to the drawing board and rework the plot.<br />Wonderful and Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-19786560374189433182012-07-10T15:51:51.974-04:002012-07-10T15:51:51.974-04:00Will Trent from Karin Slaughter's series has t...Will Trent from Karin Slaughter's series has that effect on me, maybe because he's such a basket case. An abused child, functionally illiterate because he's severely dyslexic, but brilliant because his handicap channels his thinking in an entirely different and original way. I cheer for him, feel sorry for him, and wind up in love with him. I'd love to write a character who has Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-6693575726885867642012-07-10T15:41:37.993-04:002012-07-10T15:41:37.993-04:00Well that certainly made me want to find out what ...Well that certainly made me want to find out what happened next. I could see the gleaming truck, the anger on her face and hear the engine revving. Very good way to describe the resonance. Loved it.Sue Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068163331037548390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-19804931988583219892012-07-10T15:24:38.615-04:002012-07-10T15:24:38.615-04:00Hullo to Mary, Ellis, and Keena, So happy to have ...Hullo to Mary, Ellis, and Keena, So happy to have you all post comments.<br /><br />Mary, Your choice is memorable for me as well. I'm glad you shared Severus Snape with us.<br /><br />And Keena, thanks for your kind words about my writing. I love the example you cited about the girl who goes back in time. That basic communication is something we often take for granted.Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-3905233535680378532012-07-10T14:52:45.276-04:002012-07-10T14:52:45.276-04:00Hi, Maggie. I love your thoughts on craft almost a...Hi, Maggie. I love your thoughts on craft almost as much as I love your books. Losing control of what we value most--our relationships, ourselves--is a must for any memorable character.<br /><br />Years and years ago I read a story about a girl who gets sucked back in time to prehistoric days. The scene in that book that's stay with me is the heroine is terrified, confused and on the edge of Keena Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985958126062809043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-58741084012681291612012-07-10T13:39:31.825-04:002012-07-10T13:39:31.825-04:00Maggie, I'm so glad you've posted here tod...Maggie, I'm so glad you've posted here today. Good examples! I need to keep them in mind.<br /><br />I love Professor Snape too, but I think it's Alan Rickman that did it for me. :-) He's so perfect!Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-81002811224714113252012-07-10T12:59:25.776-04:002012-07-10T12:59:25.776-04:00There are so many. But if you ask me what characte...There are so many. But if you ask me what character I am passionately attached to and give me no time to think, I'd have to say Severus Snape from the Harry Potter series. He was so lovingly written, I'm sure he was Rowling's favorite as well.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-24197124706371796542012-07-10T12:49:54.830-04:002012-07-10T12:49:54.830-04:00Hi Melissa and Steph, Thanks for cruising by, ladi...Hi Melissa and Steph, Thanks for cruising by, ladies! And Steph thanks for being so nice to my Molly.Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-69357439733584764102012-07-10T12:47:05.242-04:002012-07-10T12:47:05.242-04:00Maggie, I agree - add people into the mix and it u...Maggie, I agree - add people into the mix and it ups the "anty" so to speak and gets readers emotionally involved. I loved Murder in the Buff. Molly's having a "bad" day (week?) and we're all drawn to find out how she's going to cope. She's a very relatable and down-to-earth heroine.<br /><br />Smiles<br />StephStephanie Burkhart https://www.blogger.com/profile/16952130018587727063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-53333969766291841462012-07-10T12:24:08.857-04:002012-07-10T12:24:08.857-04:00Ooo. Great post!Ooo. Great post!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-85578320039499589802012-07-10T12:18:08.705-04:002012-07-10T12:18:08.705-04:00Thanks, Arwen. Always good to see you!!!Thanks, Arwen. Always good to see you!!!Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-88362666656484837032012-07-10T12:16:06.576-04:002012-07-10T12:16:06.576-04:00Terrific post, Maggie! I G+'d it.Terrific post, Maggie! I G+'d it.Arwenhttp://tarotbyarwen.com/?p=8295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-9933874254942236982012-07-10T11:37:14.869-04:002012-07-10T11:37:14.869-04:00I'm delighted to see comments as well. Laura, ...I'm delighted to see comments as well. Laura, Donnell, and Fiona are entered into the drawing for a copy of Murder in the Buff.<br /><br />Laura - I'm with you. Character-driven stories are the best. I also have been known to binge on an author's stories and then be mad when there are no more to read. I always want my favs to write faster!<br /><br />Hi Donnell, You say the kindest Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-19562929680285187992012-07-10T11:30:17.968-04:002012-07-10T11:30:17.968-04:00Here I am! I accidentally spent too much time weed...Here I am! I accidentally spent too much time weeding this morning. I meant to pull a weed here or there but the dollar weed was so long I could actually make a bouquet of them. One weed led to another, until the heat drove me in.<br /><br />Thank you, Ellis for hosting me today. I'm delighted to be at The Unpredictable Muse. My muse is certainly unpredictable, though she doesn't like it Maggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-86168087444568336372012-07-10T09:14:21.419-04:002012-07-10T09:14:21.419-04:00What a vivid description of the car running into t...What a vivid description of the car running into the truck!<br />Una TiersFionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786465477620588055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-38992066938786055892012-07-10T08:11:14.332-04:002012-07-10T08:11:14.332-04:00Maggie, you write the best craft articles. You al...Maggie, you write the best craft articles. You alwasy have something relevant to say, e.g. I care about what you have to say. You and Jayne Anne Krentz. :))) <br /><br />I could mention characters that resonate with me, but I'll use my husband because he's more of a nonfiction reader and the other day he was talking about a series put out by Dana Fuller Ross and he said the name Whip Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932500187353859270.post-58000618577077361892012-07-10T08:03:45.871-04:002012-07-10T08:03:45.871-04:00Enjoyed the post. I like books where the story is ...Enjoyed the post. I like books where the story is character driven. Recently, while reading Wormwood, I actually cried. I was so inviolved in the scene. It takes a lot to make me cry and for a book to do it is amazing. When a book makes me feel a range of different emotions I will then read every book that author writes.laura thomashttp://fuonlyknew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com