tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post8625455191040940908..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: A to Z Challenge: ActingMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-3017239437729585222012-04-09T16:03:30.711+02:002012-04-09T16:03:30.711+02:00I'm glad you liked them. :-)I'm glad you liked them. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-80371459850236581682012-04-03T14:52:48.047+02:002012-04-03T14:52:48.047+02:00SUCH good advice! I love these suggestions!SUCH good advice! I love these suggestions!Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-78559278550144725132012-04-02T20:28:36.060+02:002012-04-02T20:28:36.060+02:00Body language is definitely a big part to the char...Body language is definitely a big part to the character's acts.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-57194460698138598172012-04-02T13:41:19.159+02:002012-04-02T13:41:19.159+02:00Great advice!! I use a body-language book to help ...Great advice!! I use a body-language book to help with my character's "acting."Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-22488492003275074092012-04-02T06:55:00.208+02:002012-04-02T06:55:00.208+02:00Thank Damyanti. Method-acting is definitely the wa...Thank Damyanti. Method-acting is definitely the way to go when it comes to writing. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-42637465851440031072012-04-02T06:54:02.979+02:002012-04-02T06:54:02.979+02:00Yeah that's my weakness. I usually can't s...Yeah that's my weakness. I usually can't see errors in my writing until my CPs point them out.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-72139344920970305742012-04-02T06:53:02.521+02:002012-04-02T06:53:02.521+02:00Hmm. I wonder... One day we'll have to try and...Hmm. I wonder... One day we'll have to try and see?Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-9262752354400213702012-04-02T06:52:03.031+02:002012-04-02T06:52:03.031+02:00Which is another reason why CPs and Betas are so i...Which is another reason why CPs and Betas are so important.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-32652953732060402032012-04-02T06:51:17.237+02:002012-04-02T06:51:17.237+02:00Yeah sometimes when I find errors like this in a b...Yeah sometimes when I find errors like this in a book, I wonder how the author got past every level to publishing and still got the book published in its present state. :-/Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-83471694871121269942012-04-02T06:50:03.439+02:002012-04-02T06:50:03.439+02:00That almost happened to me too, because two of my ...That almost happened to me too, because two of my characters are really close. Blood brothers. So they can sometimes sound really similar. Their motivations are completely different though. <br /><br />So it's really important for me to pay attention when I work with both of them in one scene.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-55545828952581404472012-04-02T06:47:25.690+02:002012-04-02T06:47:25.690+02:00Yep. I actually went back to my WiP and paid some ...Yep. I actually went back to my WiP and paid some closer attention to how my characters act and found that some errors had slipped in while I was looking somewhere else. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-52099880286278443432012-04-02T06:45:41.741+02:002012-04-02T06:45:41.741+02:00Yeah that's a dead giveaway. :-)Yeah that's a dead giveaway. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-21533813265051320082012-04-02T06:44:44.882+02:002012-04-02T06:44:44.882+02:00Thanks!Thanks!Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-66484200098426214152012-04-02T06:44:14.512+02:002012-04-02T06:44:14.512+02:00Missed you too.
I find it just as aggravating. T...Missed you too. <br /><br />I find it just as aggravating. That's probably why I hit on it first when I crit other people's stories. Can't see the errors in my own work. Which would be why I have so many CPs. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-23989827735630148182012-04-02T06:42:36.983+02:002012-04-02T06:42:36.983+02:00Yeah that I have no issues with. In fact, I think ...Yeah that I have no issues with. In fact, I think that if the plot is pushing them out of their comfort zone, and they don't change, they're acting wrong.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-44376640686186879692012-04-02T06:40:58.088+02:002012-04-02T06:40:58.088+02:00Thanks! Glad you liked it.
It is tricky to catch...Thanks! Glad you liked it. <br /><br />It is tricky to catch this one on your own. That's why crit partners are so important. <br /><br />:-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-77150421631207369972012-04-02T06:39:32.936+02:002012-04-02T06:39:32.936+02:00Definitely. Characters can and do sometimes act we...Definitely. Characters can and do sometimes act weird, but if there's a really good reason for it, and it's handled well, it can lead readers deeper into the story.<br /><br />But like you said, it has to be explained.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-18042008516231942522012-04-02T06:02:07.635+02:002012-04-02T06:02:07.635+02:00Excellent advice, Misha! I trust mental method-act...Excellent advice, Misha! I trust mental method-acting while writing my scenes. <br /><br />Look forward to your challenge posts!<br /><br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z <br /> #atozchallenge<br /><br />---Damyanti, Co-host <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/2012-to-z-challenge-sign-up-list.html" rel="nofollow">A to Z Challenge April 2012</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-568504251684519072012-04-02T02:15:30.282+02:002012-04-02T02:15:30.282+02:00Great post! And such good points. I think this is ...Great post! And such good points. I think this is one of the hardest things about writing. It's so easy to spot someone acting out of character when reading or watching someone else's work, but very hard with our own.Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-68424633606359933272012-04-02T01:17:54.336+02:002012-04-02T01:17:54.336+02:00I sometimes wonder if it would be harder or easier...I sometimes wonder if it would be harder or easier to write a bipolar or insane character--then the swings would have to be purposeful.<br /><br />Great post! :)<br /><br /><br />The Golden Eagle<br /><a href="http://thegoldeneaglesblog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Eagle's Aerial Perspective</a>Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-53750042235253091472012-04-02T00:08:19.964+02:002012-04-02T00:08:19.964+02:00The moment a character acts 'out of character,...The moment a character acts 'out of character,' the readers spot it!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-64005491752903602512012-04-01T22:20:48.113+02:002012-04-01T22:20:48.113+02:00Love the post. I'm not a writer myself, but as...Love the post. I'm not a writer myself, but as a reader I have had times were characters don't act the way they are portrayed and it drives me nuts. Glad the majority out there do try not to do this.AimeeKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214445800351937910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-45006687325974343062012-04-01T21:36:56.894+02:002012-04-01T21:36:56.894+02:00I have been known to occasionally mix up the ways ...I have been known to occasionally mix up the ways two characters act when they're with each other. Luckily I can usually catch it when reading aloud.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-45785844787911889952012-04-01T21:11:22.720+02:002012-04-01T21:11:22.720+02:00Acting something we want all our characters to do ...Acting something we want all our characters to do well. Sometimes we need reminders.Rebecka Vigushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793832545022145888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-49228343110660176242012-04-01T20:45:56.905+02:002012-04-01T20:45:56.905+02:00Just yesterday I was talking about characters and ...Just yesterday I was talking about characters and consistency in terms of speech patterns and how it all fits into dialogue. I did mention that readers would think characters were unstable if their reactions and normal speech patters are too way off.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.com