Labels: Downton Abbey, House of Sand and Fog, likable characters
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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
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Even if I don't like them, I have to feel for them, and if I want them to be hurt, that isn't a good sign. LOL For me, a good example is Owen WIlson in "Midnight in Paris" -- gosh, he is so annoying, I just want him to shut up.
In contrast, I could even feel for a character like Hilly Holbrooke (the villain in The Help) because she was so ignorant in the way she was brought up and couldn't let go of the prejudices so ingrained. I felt sorry that her reign of terror was coming to an end, but then satisfied she didn't get it because I didn't want her to have a happy ending. LOL
Edith was so evil in the first series, I can't forgive her.
But look what Mary did to her! As soon as she knew Edith was interested in the older widower, she flirted with him and dragged his interest away. They both did things they should be ashamed of. Though what Edith did was terrible, I feel for her because she was so ignored and belittled.
I agree with you on Hilly. :)
Girls, ya know it's just a show?
and they can help the way they are cause they were wrote to bee that way! :)
oh and Colleen, hope ya have a super cool Bday!
My thought is that for a character to be likeable there must be a spark of goodness in him. It doesn’t matter if he is strong in any other way, but he must have something that tells me that he has an underlying strength of character.
Jel, don't spoil my fun! Colleen and I love to argue. You readers aren't used to seeing that, but it's our nature. I think we take the opposite side of things for enjoyment. Neither one of us will ever change the other's minds. LOL
Jel, all writers know characters are real. They take off in ways we never expect! LOL
It's funny, but there's a period in there were a character is quite fluid. I can shape him and mold him and stretch him all different ways until he fits the story, but then he starts to solidify and I couldn't change him if I wanted to.
i can't wait for your book colleen! but i have a confession to make... i don't watch t.v. i know a lot of ppl think i'm crazy (most times i know it too lol), but t.v. annoys me. i will sit down to watch a movie, but not t.v with all those commercials and junk... but it sounds interesting, the downtown abbey thing, i mean. :)
I'm with you, R.Ruby......would rather read than watch TV. I tried DA on Sunday, but thought "wow, I could read a lot in that 2 hours"..so I did. You ladies have too many good books out there for me to read...but it is fun hearing Kristin/Colleen yacking!! lol
Denise and Diann are probably tired of us yakking. We did well together (Colleen and me) on the radio interviews this morning. It was fun to play off each other. And when someone talks, you remember something else you want to say. Much better than going it alone. Plus, I can comment on her gluten-free recipes. LOL Which are good, but I will never admit it. And the cauliflower crust pizza....hmmm.
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