tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post342166264927192862..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Life Doesn't Just Happen to UsBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-16299273607682746572011-08-13T05:22:46.738-04:002011-08-13T05:22:46.738-04:00I dunno. I think the main character in the first t...I dunno. I think the main character in the first three books of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a character who largely has things happen to him instead of taking any initiative of his own. It's only in the fourth book that he has some initiative, and in the fifth he becomes passive again. All five are great books.<br /><br />Of course, the things that happen to Arthur are ridiculously extraordinary, and being a fish out of water is the entire point of his character, so perhaps he's an atypical example.furrykefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850763050384056990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-62143008015459510192011-08-05T21:15:33.674-04:002011-08-05T21:15:33.674-04:00Ha! I loved this one...but you did make me questio...Ha! I loved this one...but you did make me question the happenings in A Marked Past. A lot happens in it but I do think the main character is actively involved and makes her own life changing decisions. (no guns though, sorry) :)Leslie Deatonhttp://www.amarkedpast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-15849638819170998622011-08-05T07:52:31.893-04:002011-08-05T07:52:31.893-04:00A famous writer (Gosh I wish I could remember who!...A famous writer (Gosh I wish I could remember who!!!) said, "I make my characters DO as much as possible." <br /><br />I always try to follow this example.<br /><br />Happy Friday to all!Anna Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216213561070725760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-91021712634474848852011-08-04T22:31:41.142-04:002011-08-04T22:31:41.142-04:00Hamlet being the exception, of course. :PHamlet being the exception, of course. :PLaura W.http://lauraplusthevoices.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-72547387098003814842011-08-04T17:19:24.449-04:002011-08-04T17:19:24.449-04:00No, no, no, the husband and the dog ran away toget...No, no, no, the husband and the dog ran away together to escape the zombie-vampire secret society that murdered the neighbor who was about to reveal all their plans to News of the World. Oh, and our heroine is secretly a vampire, but she doesn't know it yet.<br /><br />Ah, sorry, couldn't resist. :DJeannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-30209352721025351022011-08-04T16:37:31.746-04:002011-08-04T16:37:31.746-04:00ROFL - shoot that man!ROFL - shoot that man!Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-4916261314773946272011-08-04T15:57:33.561-04:002011-08-04T15:57:33.561-04:00Thanks for the great advice.Thanks for the great advice.angie Brooksby-Arcangiolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000615140577512304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-261929179659683932011-08-04T14:46:44.063-04:002011-08-04T14:46:44.063-04:00Awesome! Was just thinking about this concept, cha...Awesome! Was just thinking about this concept, character-driven vs. plot-driven. Plot-driven always feels contrived to me. I like to see a character make a huge mistake that affects everything and then struggle to work around what can't be changed. Maybe her husband left because she got caught cheating, and now the guy she cheated with is with another woman, and she has to decide if she's fit for marriage after all while dealing with her dog's unsightly leg-humping habit.Katrina L. Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871272394922775923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-41096196110478588422011-08-04T13:56:51.130-04:002011-08-04T13:56:51.130-04:00Nothing like a Jessica and Janet tag team scenario...Nothing like a Jessica and Janet tag team scenario to start the weekend! ;)Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-43718403666180671622011-08-04T12:04:18.656-04:002011-08-04T12:04:18.656-04:00The description you just made sounds like the stor...The description you just made sounds like the story of my life. Richard from Amish Storiestrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-6378179970999319592011-08-04T11:58:48.171-04:002011-08-04T11:58:48.171-04:00Bad enough if main character is passive. Even wors...Bad enough if main character is passive. Even worse if he/she whines about all the abuse being suffered.Skipperhammond@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783169515274680417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-4288146033124481412011-08-04T11:48:33.294-04:002011-08-04T11:48:33.294-04:00LOL - that last line!
One of the many reasons I l...LOL - that last line!<br /><br />One of the many reasons I love this blog. XDNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437698825217730840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-51146463705615712202011-08-04T10:49:50.221-04:002011-08-04T10:49:50.221-04:00A great example of this could be Fannie Flagg'...A great example of this could be Fannie Flagg's novel, I Still Dream About You. All through the beginning of the book life happens to the mc, and then she starts taking steps and making her own things happen.ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-78519332995200690672011-08-04T10:10:36.862-04:002011-08-04T10:10:36.862-04:00But the dog has morphed into a werewolf. (The bul...But the dog has morphed into a werewolf. (The bullet was silver.)Rosemaryhttp://www.rosemarydibattista.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-23007915016335944322011-08-04T09:57:36.986-04:002011-08-04T09:57:36.986-04:00I see your point. But Barbara Kingsolver's cha...I see your point. But Barbara Kingsolver's character in The Lacuna was pretty passive and I thought that was a lovely novel. But she is a fantastic writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-54253527111866059682011-08-04T09:39:24.367-04:002011-08-04T09:39:24.367-04:00and the fact that the husband now comes back as a ...and the fact that the husband now comes back as a ghost to help her find the dogBookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-28868528775648926382011-08-04T09:27:37.699-04:002011-08-04T09:27:37.699-04:00Janet, you forgot the zombies.Janet, you forgot the zombies.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-46830654753886821032011-08-04T08:51:11.814-04:002011-08-04T08:51:11.814-04:00How about her dog is on the lam, cause he shot the...How about her dog is on the lam, cause he shot the husband who was philandering with the neighbor? Also, there are vampires. <br /><br />wv: osistr (which is exactly what I can hear somone say to this comment "oh, sister!")Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.com