Tag: characters

Tuesdays with Tuesday

ByRachel November 17, 2009 4 Comments
In light of several time-consuming events (vacation, FLYNN, NaNoWriMo, graphic novel, part-time job-hunting), I thought it prudent to have someone help contribute posts for me now and again. My good friend Tuesday Jones volunteered to submit posts once a week. We're calling it "Tuesdays with Tuesday." You'll like Tuesday; she is just a scream. I am Tuesday's scribe. We met years ago when she...

Dead Characters

ByRachel September 15, 2009 3 Comments
I'm reading a YA fantasy series (I won't say which one to avoid spoilers) and one of the two main characters died suddenly in the middle of the second book (it's a four-book series). It's a rather disorienting sensation. In the realm of fantasy and adventure, most main characters make it to the end, or at least until the final battle. I can't tell if it's upsetting or refreshing to have someone...

Which Literary Character Are You?

ByRachel September 3, 2009 4 Comments
There's an interesting conversation over at blog Fantasy Debut about bonding with characters in the novels you read. Most people who read find at least one or two characters in literature who feel real to them--characters you'd want to meet and hang out with. Characters you admire. It got me thinking about a related topic; which literary characters have I felt were the most like me? Which ones...