tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post6149619866694236471..comments2023-10-25T06:34:59.182-04:00Comments on Angels and Demons and Portals. Oh My!: Bring a little real life to the imaginary.J.A. Soudershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-45229354234967655942010-06-16T09:40:15.448-04:002010-06-16T09:40:15.448-04:00Great post and I agree that real life is sometimes...Great post and I agree that real life is sometimes great, esp. for those little details. OMG on your grocery store experience. That is so rude of the cashier. I would have been so angry, esp. since you had kids with you, who make the trip that much harder!Jennifer Walkuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441887850464334900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-24579812327356242452010-06-16T09:18:09.245-04:002010-06-16T09:18:09.245-04:00JA, that's funny. I do that: observe peeps and...JA, that's funny. I do that: observe peeps and adhere my observations to the sticky note in my head.<br /><br />There was this time when I was in high school that a football player dragged me into the boys locker room and tossed me into the showers. Yeah, I tweaked it but used it. Steam scene.<br /><br />(My tossing was a joke and supported by a few teachers. Grr...)S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-33899592062766619452010-06-15T14:18:40.372-04:002010-06-15T14:18:40.372-04:00I love to drop little bits from my life all over m...I love to drop little bits from my life all over my fiction. One of my characters is pretty close to what I was like in high school with a few pretty significant differences, but all of them have some aspect of me. That's what makes them real. <br /><br />In the project I just finished a draft on, I included a couple true-to-life details. The location of a friend's wedding, a coworker's creative use of hotpads in the kitchen, and my own distaste for electric blue foods. <br /><br />Can't wait to see your nasty checker meet a bad end!<br /><br />- LizLiz Czukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656897969180818333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-45883038906821911282010-06-15T12:32:11.355-04:002010-06-15T12:32:11.355-04:00Raven: That's AWESOME! Most of my female MC ...Raven: That's AWESOME! Most of my female MC are either what I was, am, or what I wish I was. I'm going to start one that is so completely NOT me or anything I WANT to be, but I'm going for as flawed as possible. <br /><br />Dorothy: ROFL! That's so delightfully WICKED! I'm sorry your daughter has to go through that, though. <br /><br />EJ: What was his history? History's are even more fun to write about sometimes than personalities, but I LOVE history. More along the lines of WHY they did something than the actual history, but...J.A. Soudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-71111999269900309222010-06-15T12:19:19.417-04:002010-06-15T12:19:19.417-04:00Great post and so true about people watching. I...Great post and so true about people watching. I'm a shameless eavesdropper and always have been. One of the characters in my current WIP is loosely based on my estranged father-in-law; not his personality, but his history.EJ Fechendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300369395930503020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-38426831268640869712010-06-15T12:14:24.478-04:002010-06-15T12:14:24.478-04:00LOL, I love it! Can't wait to see both of thos...LOL, I love it! Can't wait to see both of those characters immortalized in your books.<br /><br />I've done this too. One of them is a fellow girl student at my daughter's school who does evil things like steal my daughter's school books and gym bag and write fake cruel emails to her friends pretending to be my daughter to get her in trouble. Yeah, she gets shot in my book. ;)Dorothy Dreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359417869474783409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-38847151030760280802010-06-15T12:04:31.238-04:002010-06-15T12:04:31.238-04:00That's a great post, Jess. I love how you rela...That's a great post, Jess. I love how you related the whole thing with the old lady at the hospital, then the jerk at the cash. Larissa is right, killing him off is crazy cool. <br /><br />Helena and Michella (Shadowsword) are both based off different aspects of myself. Both are, at the aame time, who I am, and who I wish I was. Kyas is a deliberate anti-me. In many ways, the opposite of what I am, and in many ways, what I wish I was (assuming I was male, of course). <br /><br />Awesome post, as always. I've missed reading your work.<br /><br />RavenRavenClarkhttp://ravenclark.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-8872986121444017642010-06-15T11:47:06.497-04:002010-06-15T11:47:06.497-04:00Yes! That's awesome. I was wondering when so...Yes! That's awesome. I was wondering when someone would say they've used their significant other as either the hero or the villain. Jackson in MI is based on my hubby. :DJ.A. Soudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460557430817566294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107831093945470743.post-550923868034471722010-06-15T11:41:46.084-04:002010-06-15T11:41:46.084-04:00Hahaha! The old lady is hilarious, but killing of...Hahaha! The old lady is hilarious, but killing off rude jerk checkout boy is AWESOME! :D<br /><br />Well, my MC in LURE is loosely based on my hubby, and the English teacher is my English teacher from high school. LOL.Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874147599272424056noreply@blogger.com