tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post4262014949985479433..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: On Your Character's BookshelfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-52063732022014173562008-09-11T13:44:00.000-04:002008-09-11T13:44:00.000-04:00You said Right now I'm mentally inspecting my new ...You said <I>Right now I'm mentally inspecting my new protagonist's bookshelves to see exactly what she's been reading. I can envision a tidy row of novels by Dick Francis, Val McDermid and Jeffrey Archer, but I think she's got a small stack of books tucked out of sight behind them. When I figure out what my protag would want hide from view, I'll know a little more about her.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Wanna bet she's hiding romances? Maybe paranormals and/or erotica's - such as Lora Leigh or Robin Schone or Shiloh Walker? Or maybe she's a secret fan of Matthew Reilly or Preston and Childs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-42024744713100438412008-09-11T09:42:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:42:00.000-04:00Lainey wrote: just a comment. I knew - I KNEW - wh...Lainey wrote: <I>just a comment. I knew - I KNEW - when I read Alex Keller's Linda Howard comment on page 10 of If Angels Burn that the Darkyn universe was made for me.</I><BR/><BR/>Lol. I couldn't resist that one. :)the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-78042795291335695052008-09-10T21:46:00.000-04:002008-09-10T21:46:00.000-04:00Conn reads anything and everything, but his true l...Conn reads anything and everything, but his true love (besides Rae, that is) is romantic poetry, especially Shelley.<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely using this idea of describing the characters' book-reading habits for the next book, too.Joely Sue Burkharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895058332587825648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-60452196535621679172008-09-10T21:09:00.000-04:002008-09-10T21:09:00.000-04:00I just got in edits on FRAGILE-the heroine's books...I just got in edits on FRAGILE-the heroine's bookshelves include Bunnicula, Little House on the Prairie, the Bible, The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, SF books, romance, fantasy...and the list goes on...and on....and on....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-81901430791557190672008-09-10T19:01:00.000-04:002008-09-10T19:01:00.000-04:00My Marcellus character is fond of a philosopher ca...My Marcellus character is fond of a philosopher called Auchritus; at one point in one novel however he's busy reading manuals on artillery, having unexpectedly been charged with training gunners. Basically, if it's there, he'll read it, especially if it's military or history. Or military history.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-905820658648593152008-09-10T17:15:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:15:00.000-04:00This is a great question and one I never thougt to...This is a great question and one I never thougt to ask. I do know that one of my protagonists reads Paris Match. She is the character who was hiding a bunch of stuff from me in my first story... :)<BR/>JulieBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-39645419760243212932008-09-10T14:16:00.000-04:002008-09-10T14:16:00.000-04:00oo character fun!My current WIP is SF, so Kay goes...oo character fun!<BR/><BR/>My current WIP is SF, so Kay goes for the full-immersion book experience - VR books, where the program pulls out keywords to build the world and provide audio for the text. Kay's favorite is the historical fiction book "Tales of Valhalla"<BR/><BR/>My other MC, Ayaan, is the deep thinker. She's got the $$ to buy actual print books (rare indeed) for her favorites. She's heavily into the theology of Islam, but her dirty little secret is the steamy romance novels she has tucked away on her harddrive....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-80484949574309884232008-09-10T14:00:00.000-04:002008-09-10T14:00:00.000-04:00Hmmm, interesting question.I can see how it helps ...Hmmm, interesting question.I can see how it helps character development. <BR/><BR/>My protagonist probably *can* read, but lives in a time before books were readily available. He's probably familiar with Dante, and maybe a few of the Greek classics, but for entertainment he goes to the theatre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-11840489674150953302008-09-10T13:36:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:36:00.000-04:00One of my protags (vampire, girl, 19 yrs old) LOVE...One of my protags (vampire, girl, 19 yrs old) LOVES old horror comic books. Mostly Sandman, but also old pre-code horror comics from EC. (She got to become a vampire in the end of the last story, so this whole "being the monster" is kinda new to her...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-65548504798668325002008-09-10T13:23:00.000-04:002008-09-10T13:23:00.000-04:00Joy is currently reading a Suze Orman book. She n...Joy is currently reading a Suze Orman book. She needs all the help she can get to dig out of the debt dumped on her by her ex-fiance. <BR/><BR/>She's reading everything she can find online about auditory hallucinations because she needs an explanation.<BR/><BR/>She'd like to read <I>101 Ways to Get Revenge When He Cheats</I> but she's too busy. If he ever comes back to town, however, consider him shark bait.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-10498226308368728342008-09-10T11:12:00.000-04:002008-09-10T11:12:00.000-04:00The protagonist of my current manuscript is a litt...The protagonist of my current manuscript is a little too busy running for his life to read, but he does have a nice collection of classic novels in his San Diego home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378547566593756176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-18986456603425078752008-09-10T10:13:00.000-04:002008-09-10T10:13:00.000-04:00Since my protag is in a fantasy setting and makes ...Since my protag is in a fantasy setting and makes her living as a swordswoman/bodyguard, I don't think she's much of a reader, though she can read (and in two languages...)Bethany K. Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679355745067316748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-65485478168717393642008-09-10T10:08:00.000-04:002008-09-10T10:08:00.000-04:00My protag is up to her elbows in books on the Civi...My protag is up to her elbows in books on the Civil War as research for her doctorate. She's loving every minute of it, but every once in awhile she ditches it all for a steamy hot romance.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17219138429344749393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76530438148710847112008-09-10T09:31:00.000-04:002008-09-10T09:31:00.000-04:00The heroine of my WIP is listening to Foundation b...The heroine of my WIP is listening to Foundation by Asimov in her car. For some reason I wanted her to be a closet SF fan, and it works for her. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-31972310974053114832008-09-10T08:50:00.000-04:002008-09-10T08:50:00.000-04:00just a comment. I knew - I KNEW - when I read Ale...just a comment. I knew - <I>I KNEW</I> - when I read Alex Keller's Linda Howard comment on page 10 of If Angels Burn that the Darkyn universe was made for me.Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646581153872151520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-42888867590313200812008-09-10T07:16:00.000-04:002008-09-10T07:16:00.000-04:00The piece that I'm working on right now, Lawgiver,...The piece that I'm working on right now, Lawgiver, is two parts - one is a book, The Chronicles of the Founding, that the protag of the second part of the story is reading. She's an archeologist, using the Chronicles to find clues on where to dig.<BR/><BR/>But I hadn't thought about what else she might be reading. Hmmmmm....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-69933086781831759842008-09-10T07:08:00.000-04:002008-09-10T07:08:00.000-04:00One of my characters is struggling her way through...One of my characters is struggling her way through a physics textbook hoping it will give her some insight into the mind of a 13 year-old genius.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-46248319957456997672008-09-10T02:24:00.000-04:002008-09-10T02:24:00.000-04:00In the last story I wrote, it was very clear to me...In the last story I wrote, it was very clear to me as soon as I thought of one particular character that he would have an interest in specific poets. I knew right away which he would like and why, although I have no great interest in poetry myself. The character, though, loved the rhythm of words, and adored lyrical free verse for its inventiveness. Other than that, I mostly assigned genres for my other characters, as it would have been distracting to get too specific with authors within the world of that story.Kristin Laughtinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01536556357622503501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-19739198912583789942008-09-10T01:27:00.000-04:002008-09-10T01:27:00.000-04:00My first and best beloved main character isn't muc...My first and best beloved main character isn't much of a reader, unfortunately. She didn't learn to read until she was in her mid-teens and never got to loving it.<BR/><BR/>She will readily read technical manuals or useful non-fiction, but it's all for use, not for pleasure.<BR/><BR/>My next protagonist reads detective fiction by a couple of authors who don't exist yet.Perpetual Beginnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625596315528064536noreply@blogger.com