tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post6935761321019213273..comments2023-11-02T06:57:11.400-04:00Comments on BookEnds Literary Agency: Some of my best friends are fictional!BookEnds, A Literary Agencyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287278822065839469noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-27109704451134322882007-06-25T12:37:00.000-04:002007-06-25T12:37:00.000-04:00Funny you should mention Father Callahan...I alway...Funny you should mention Father Callahan...I always loved him but even more I loved Jimmy Cody, the doctor who gets bit by the vampire and all he can think about are the germs! I just love him for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-6551363165393225722007-06-25T11:43:00.000-04:002007-06-25T11:43:00.000-04:00Interesting topic to be sure.I'd have to begin wit...Interesting topic to be sure.<BR/>I'd have to begin with <B>Sirroco Jones</B> (sp?) from Varley's "Titan" trilogy.<BR/>From there it's on to <B>Father Callahan</B> from King's "Salems Lot" and the Dark Tower book he appears in.<BR/><B>Stuart Redmon</B> from "The Stand" also springs to mind.<BR/>Lastly, I'm afraid I must choose <B>Severus Snape</B>.pwstrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469052352182520220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-38777776401310147022007-06-24T12:20:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:20:00.000-04:00My all time favorite hero is Simon Zebriskie from ...My all time favorite hero is Simon Zebriskie from an Anne Stuart Harlequin American romance published in 1988. It's still the book I go back to read when my own writing is blocked, precisely because Simon is, in my opinion, the perfect hero. Flawed, wounded, intense but with a wicked sense of humor and a selfless love for his woman. It just doesn't get any better, IMHO!Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-56258004728834282272007-06-24T12:04:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:04:00.000-04:00My favourite fictional friends are David Copperfie...My favourite fictional friends are David Copperfield and Oliver Twist, both from the geniality of Charles Dickens. They are so endearing, yet so cold and so human, that made my eyes burn in tears... <BR/><BR/>But my best fictional friends are the ones who I am still going to write about, and who will in turn give me the best time of my life...<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415215341045812461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-70965601087512370362007-06-23T22:29:00.000-04:002007-06-23T22:29:00.000-04:00Always Heathcliff but also Thursday Next (from Jas...Always Heathcliff but also Thursday Next (from Jasper Fforde's novels - I mention here that I also love her Dodo) and Rae Newborn from Laurie King's Folly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-82130858954605571222007-06-23T19:00:00.000-04:002007-06-23T19:00:00.000-04:00Oh wow... So many to choose from.I have to say Ayl...Oh wow... So many to choose from.<BR/><BR/>I have to say Ayla and Master Robinton. Harry Dresden gets a nod.<BR/><BR/>And actually one of the first characters that had any notable influence came from a comic book. So here's hats off to Wendy Pini's Cutter, and all the rest of the ElfQuest cast.K.A. Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926336938605410096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-31508145476233038042007-06-23T11:40:00.000-04:002007-06-23T11:40:00.000-04:00Anne of Green Gables - radical redhead overcomes t...Anne of Green Gables - radical redhead overcomes the limitations of being an orphan<BR/><BR/>Captain Benjamin Sisco - sexy voice, very human Star Trek captain, and a great dad<BR/><BR/>Branden (GAMES OF COMMAND by Linnea Sinclair) - a cyborg in love with a human overcomes his insecurities to win her love<BR/><BR/>That's all I can think of right now.<BR/>:o)Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-59871273770203872952007-06-23T11:03:00.000-04:002007-06-23T11:03:00.000-04:00Myron Bolitar from Harlan Coben's early mystery se...Myron Bolitar from Harlan Coben's early mystery series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-79590410958776183952007-06-22T23:44:00.000-04:002007-06-22T23:44:00.000-04:00Dagny Taggart from Atlas Shrugged, Allanon from th...Dagny Taggart from Atlas Shrugged, Allanon from the Shannara Series and Ander Ellesidil from Elfstones, V.I. Warshawski, Sybil from The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip, Doug Selby from Erle Stanley Gardner's D.A. Series, Rhamses from Anne Rice's The Mummy, Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Stainless Steel Rat - Slippery Jim.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-82992514637315928142007-06-22T21:47:00.000-04:002007-06-22T21:47:00.000-04:00Number one has to be Daisy from The Great Gatsby. ...Number one has to be Daisy from The Great Gatsby. I also loved Patty Jane from Lorna Landvik's Patty Jane's House of Curl.Dara Edmondsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074955377079380225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-28419683743698154872007-06-22T20:48:00.000-04:002007-06-22T20:48:00.000-04:00Stephanie Plum of the Janet Evanovich series.Kinse...Stephanie Plum of the Janet Evanovich series.<BR/><BR/>Kinsey Millhone of the Sue Grafton series<BR/><BR/>Pete Marino of Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta series<BR/><BR/>And I'm a bit biased, but Aston West and Rione Sc'lari from my own series... :-)Midwestern Writer Wannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753611586581316871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-62800504976130680492007-06-22T18:50:00.000-04:002007-06-22T18:50:00.000-04:00Heathcliffe was tortured all right -- sheesh, who ...Heathcliffe was tortured all right -- sheesh, who wasn't in that story? And yes, how could you not fall in love with one so passionate?<BR/><BR/>Heathcliffe...sigh. Darcy...sigh. <BR/>Atticus...sigh.<BR/>Hannibal...sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-37537115744951042412007-06-22T18:42:00.000-04:002007-06-22T18:42:00.000-04:00Well, the bookends ladies named three of my favori...Well, the bookends ladies named three of my favorite characters: Odd Thomas, what's not to love about Odd? <BR/><BR/>Jo March, I always wanted to be her. I always dreamed about sitting in a cold garret with a small fire, writing my fingers down to bare stubs. She being the tomboy in the family was a huge bonus to my dress-hating, rock throwing self.<BR/><BR/>Heathcliff, I have always been more enamored of Heathcliff than Darcy. I love tortured heroes, and Heathcliff is the perfect tortured hero.<BR/><BR/>Tasslehoff Burrfoot, the kender from the Drangonlance series by Weiss and Hickman. I just love Tas and his fearlessness. I actually read this entire series just for mention of Tas.<BR/><BR/>Another of my all time favorites is Anne (with an e) Shirley from Anne of Green Gables. I have the misspelled first name issue, and have always had the big imagination problem. She was one of the first characters that just totally absorbed me into their world.Terry Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05997784537799469954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-62004533858553442692007-06-22T18:19:00.000-04:002007-06-22T18:19:00.000-04:00Jane Eyre, definitely. You wouldn't believe how m...Jane Eyre, definitely. You wouldn't believe how many female writers will say the same if you ask them! She's smart and shy and plain-spoken and, yes, also plain, and she manages to capture the attention of the brooding master, who sees deep into her mind and heart. Ah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-80829792188763592792007-06-22T16:17:00.000-04:002007-06-22T16:17:00.000-04:00Have to agree with Cassie:Harry Dresden is THE coo...Have to agree with Cassie:<BR/><BR/>Harry Dresden is THE coolest wizard named Harry (yes, even THAT Harry), and John Taylor is an all-around Badass. Also on my list is Nelson DeMille's John Corey and JA Konrath's Jacqueline Daniels. I can't count how many times those two have made me laugh like a lunatic.The Dark Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07185001848318919851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-58088684600068975192007-06-22T16:07:00.000-04:002007-06-22T16:07:00.000-04:00Jane Eyre. She was SO funny, had such integrity, ...Jane Eyre. She was SO funny, had such integrity, and was a true feminist, I think.<BR/><BR/>And Vonnegut's Eliot Rosewater. Sniff! Good old Eliot in the bathtub with his "ineffective ablutions."<BR/><BR/>Okay, one more: Hulga, in O'Connor's Good Country People...although I think (truthfully) I love everyone in that story equally. Geez, Flannery -- incredible writer much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-81209383353860552432007-06-22T16:00:00.000-04:002007-06-22T16:00:00.000-04:00A the top of my list is Harper Lee's Atticus Finch...A the top of my list is Harper Lee's Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. He taught me everything I needed to know about life and parenting. Then there's<BR/>Dolly, the sweet sister who loves pink, in Truman Capote's novella, The Grass Harp. Her friend Catherine who puts wads in her cheeks to make up for missing teeth is a close second. I loved<BR/>Granpa Tweedy and Miss Love in Olive Ann Burn's Cold Sassy Tree. <BR/>And Madame Wu, the wife who awakes on her 40th birthday and takes charge of her life, in Pearl S. Buck's Pavillion of Women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-81924013080181685652007-06-22T15:12:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:12:00.000-04:00Harry Dresden, Acheron from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dar...Harry Dresden, Acheron from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters, Joanne Baldwin, Weather Warden, John Taylor, Simon Green's Nightside, Rob Thurman's Caliban and Niko. I have a trend going on - like the men. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23051453.post-77630377634226756692007-06-22T15:00:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:00:00.000-04:00Lazarus Long, Aragorn/Strider, Master Robinton, Le...Lazarus Long, Aragorn/Strider, Master Robinton, Lestat, Ayla, Hari Seldon. (My scifi roots are showing.)Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619940510165528430noreply@blogger.com