tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post6572487554932522880..comments2024-03-26T22:40:30.265-07:00Comments on Dishin' It Out: Are YOU Appearing in Your Stories? Characters with Your Habits? By Connie Vines #RR87, #BWLAuthor, #MFRWAuthor, Connie Vineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-12134850016422928562021-08-24T18:13:07.314-07:002021-08-24T18:13:07.314-07:00Hey Anne--in the southern US states, they offer ic...Hey Anne--in the southern US states, they offer iced tea in every restaurant--and it's sweetened. Up north, we offer coffee first. So yes, part of it is regional. BTW, Skye said she might like coffee if it was served "drunken" style--like I have some of my characters drink--just the way I like it! LOL.<br /><br />I do have my characters occasionally drink white wine--which I don't care for. Or they eat seafood--which I abhor. I try to make their characteristics suit THEM, not ME. But yes, since WE write them, a bit of us is probably in all of our characters--even the supporting ones. Maybe that's a part of the author's "voice."Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-56370194246339975912021-08-24T08:29:57.128-07:002021-08-24T08:29:57.128-07:00You are so right that understanding craft isimpor...You are so right that understanding craft isimportant to writing.<br />Now that I think of it, my characters seldom have a cup of coffee. I have a cup for breakfast. Maybe some of them should drink some. Right now I know just the person. However, it's hot in Central Kansas in the summer, so they are mostly drinking ice tea and lemonade, but why not iced coffee? Thanks for the tip. JudyinBostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194047119136913804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-17685354822636533172021-08-23T02:28:25.401-07:002021-08-23T02:28:25.401-07:00Coffee and Americans was such a cliché for us Brit...Coffee and Americans was such a cliché for us Brits that when I went to America on my first visit and discovered virtually no one drank coffee (tea and iced tea were very popular) I was astonished. Maybe it's differentin different States? Great post. Anneanne stenhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737658937717248241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-2981773726871910212021-08-22T22:34:13.300-07:002021-08-22T22:34:13.300-07:00Dr. Bob, I love seafood but I can understand the s...Dr. Bob, I love seafood but I can understand the smell being a bit off-putting. Thanks for stopping by.Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-46077415294089768902021-08-22T22:31:57.025-07:002021-08-22T22:31:57.025-07:00😊😊Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-81760536251979152302021-08-22T22:30:58.210-07:002021-08-22T22:30:58.210-07:00Beverly, I'm glad you enjoyed my post,Beverly, I'm glad you enjoyed my post,Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-39434848073158417372021-08-22T22:29:49.101-07:002021-08-22T22:29:49.101-07:00I agree, it takes work to teach our characters we ...I agree, it takes work to teach our characters we do not possess. As for tea verses coffee, I also drink tea. Royal Albert teapot, cup and saucer and tea strainer. Thanks for stopping by.Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-29714131671588429592021-08-22T22:20:09.283-07:002021-08-22T22:20:09.283-07:00Victoria, thank you for the tip. I'll need to ...Victoria, thank you for the tip. I'll need to research Burns Night :-)Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-80128465595990924782021-08-21T20:26:05.753-07:002021-08-21T20:26:05.753-07:00Great post. Interesting how you insert your habits...Great post. Interesting how you insert your habits and characteristics into your characters. BeverleyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430018506292448221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-32133318921493038552021-08-21T10:58:20.944-07:002021-08-21T10:58:20.944-07:00Must have been you I was channeling when I mention...Must have been you I was channeling when I mentioned the coffee in my post. I often suggest I might not be a real author since I never drink the brew. I am a tea drinker so I do get a fair share of caffeine, but no coffee. But it's just so easy to let our characters follow our leads and it takes work to teach them habits we don't possess. Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-4300730679141198672021-08-21T08:22:33.383-07:002021-08-21T08:22:33.383-07:00One of my early writing tutors expounded on creati...One of my early writing tutors expounded on creating conflict. You could put your dislike of turnips into good use by having one character love them and the other hate them, especially if one of them was a Scot who celebrated Burns Night!Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-42829447452302698622021-08-21T06:31:15.712-07:002021-08-21T06:31:15.712-07:00Connie, everything you point out is very accurate....Connie, everything you point out is very accurate. Our characters (with or without displaying our habits and preferences) come from our one and only mind.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-30363093096716489492021-08-21T04:39:36.564-07:002021-08-21T04:39:36.564-07:00Interesting that your characters don't eat tur...Interesting that your characters don't eat turnips. I cannot stand the taste or smell of seafood, but my characters often do, as appropriate to their situation. (When asked about food preferences, I always say, "I"lll eat anybody, as long as it was born on land).Dr Bob Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905005432340711608noreply@blogger.com