tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post5072044338954164620..comments2023-12-29T11:39:14.271-06:00Comments on 4RV Reading, Writing, & Art News: What Does Your Protagonist Want?Vivian Zabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-9367074686176486382011-06-04T14:17:18.472-05:002011-06-04T14:17:18.472-05:00Good advice. There are many protagonists that I re...Good advice. There are many protagonists that I remember and like, but my favorite of all times is Katie Scarlett O'Hara. My favorite book. My favorite hunk. (Rhett)<br /><br />Scarlett is so self-centered that you want to give her a spanking. She stops at almost nothing to get what she wants. And when she fails, she keeps on trying.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-13458840560493443102011-06-02T23:18:52.856-05:002011-06-02T23:18:52.856-05:00I have a writing book that has pages and pages of ...I have a writing book that has pages and pages of fill-in-the-blanks to help you form and shape all your characters. I prefer your interview idea, though; it's much simpler than getting bogged down in elaborate exercises that feel too much like something I'd have to do in detention after school. Good stuff, as always!JC Danielehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721559702587189584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-1000158609354859192011-06-02T21:58:56.872-05:002011-06-02T21:58:56.872-05:00I love the idea of doing an interview of your prot...I love the idea of doing an interview of your protagonist. It just opened my eyes to a character I have been struggling with for years. Much appreciated. Well written post. Thank you.<br /><br />CraigCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931516131971127527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-62985153861858583782011-06-02T18:56:30.170-05:002011-06-02T18:56:30.170-05:00Wonderful as always! You are the best! Love ya! ...Wonderful as always! You are the best! Love ya! MOMbrancatokidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176210125929186850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-41809356230721263422011-06-02T15:06:31.684-05:002011-06-02T15:06:31.684-05:00So true, Laurie. I guess we all have a goal, wheth...So true, Laurie. I guess we all have a goal, whether a huge one or a small one, and our protagonist, to be believable and to make us care, must, too.<br /><br />VivianVivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-58099277650804488432011-06-02T15:04:17.113-05:002011-06-02T15:04:17.113-05:00Thanks, Ginger!Thanks, Ginger!Laurie Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361627047571650547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925401174378785919.post-7589884933630271672011-06-02T15:03:38.419-05:002011-06-02T15:03:38.419-05:00Wonderful article. Thanks for the hints and words...Wonderful article. Thanks for the hints and words to the wise. This holds true for a novel or short story and even for the picture books some of us create.Ginger*:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.com