tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post8267927788193568742..comments2024-01-21T15:03:35.162-07:00Comments on Lara Schiffbauer's Motivation for Creation: Have You Ever Met One of Your Characters?Lara Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-46523919387969494152012-09-01T08:54:41.502-06:002012-09-01T08:54:41.502-06:00Well, at least they let you know their opinions, a...Well, at least they let you know their opinions, and they have their own strong personalities. I bet you don't worry that they aren't diverse enough! :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-80189062228078202562012-09-01T08:53:19.851-06:002012-09-01T08:53:19.851-06:00Yeah, having the words I wrote come out of the cha...Yeah, having the words I wrote come out of the character look-alike's mouth would be bizarre!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-56069546081380907912012-09-01T08:51:22.535-06:002012-09-01T08:51:22.535-06:00It's a surreal moment every time I go into Lit...It's a surreal moment every time I go into Little Cesar's and he's working! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-47348948573140265092012-09-01T06:42:11.881-06:002012-09-01T06:42:11.881-06:00Hi,
I meet all of my characters. They usually intr...Hi,<br />I meet all of my characters. They usually introduce themselves to me and I even have conversations with them. Especially when I write something that they would not say. They let me know it.<br />Nice article.<br />Ciao,<br />PatriciaPat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-8898503909920909052012-08-31T16:41:32.769-06:002012-08-31T16:41:32.769-06:00Not only did I see a guy who looked like a hero in...Not only did I see a guy who looked like a hero in my book, dressed the way my hero dresses, he ACTUALLY SAID A LINE I WROTE. This was at a booth at the Los Angeles Times Book Festival. He was wearing black jeans and a leather jacket and had black, curly hair. He said to the woman he was with: "When did you get so pretty?" I think I stood there a full minute with my mouth open. Luckily, he didn't see me.TheJuliaNelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778240760761011624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-64822567113345201492012-08-31T02:41:16.692-06:002012-08-31T02:41:16.692-06:00This totally made me laugh, Lara. What a surreal m...This totally made me laugh, Lara. What a surreal moment!Jenny Hansenhttp://jennyhansenauthor.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-7023677628469271312012-08-30T10:24:49.440-06:002012-08-30T10:24:49.440-06:00Thanks! I'm glad to know I'm in good compa...Thanks! I'm glad to know I'm in good company!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-53782978703106451562012-08-30T10:23:40.323-06:002012-08-30T10:23:40.323-06:00It seems like the world is getting more and more f...It seems like the world is getting more and more filled with unique characters, too. Or maybe, as writers, we just are in tune to each person's individual story.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-41575864596029054342012-08-30T10:20:58.668-06:002012-08-30T10:20:58.668-06:00That's interesting about not being able to dre...That's interesting about not being able to dream of someone you've never seen. I would think our imaginations could pull different facial features together to make up a new character, because of the feature that allows us to predict and create new options (ie. new ways to get to work if the detour is down). I can't remember what exactly that part of the brain function is called. I don't know! I have read only a limited amount about imagination.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-74184429639075672342012-08-30T10:17:43.577-06:002012-08-30T10:17:43.577-06:00I love this post! Cracked me up! I'd have the ...I love this post! Cracked me up! I'd have the same reaction - and I'm no cheating cougar either. :)Kimberly Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588782441929008886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-82682823064333770272012-08-30T08:36:45.391-06:002012-08-30T08:36:45.391-06:00This is great! I have never met one of my characte...This is great! I have never met one of my characters, but I often see people and think, "He/she would make a great character."Nina Bhttp://ninabadzin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-7287440460974303362012-08-29T22:43:27.329-06:002012-08-29T22:43:27.329-06:00LOL, that's funny. As for your question, I do ...LOL, that's funny. As for your question, I do have some characters who in my head look like certain famous people. But others, i have never seen before in an actor/singer/whatever. At least not that I remember.<br /><br />I read once that it's not possible to dream of someone you've never seen with your own eyes (even if you just caught a glimpse of them in a crowd or something, and don't remember it consciously). Makes me wonder how a writer's imagination works. Is it POSSIBLE for us to create characters with faces we've never seen before? Can we take bits & pieces of different people we have seen, to make someone new?Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-51445832181828782242012-08-29T22:27:32.923-06:002012-08-29T22:27:32.923-06:00You are right - Jackie Chan has a pretty unique fa...You are right - Jackie Chan has a pretty unique face! It would be much harder to find someone who looked like him. Michelle Yeoh is so pretty!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-37008354796950438242012-08-29T22:25:40.034-06:002012-08-29T22:25:40.034-06:00They seriously looked at me like I'd lost my m...They seriously looked at me like I'd lost my mind. I'm feeling so much better now, since I know there are others out there who "get it!" Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-1987703964292105282012-08-29T20:17:46.790-06:002012-08-29T20:17:46.790-06:00What a great story! I've met people who resem...What a great story! I've met people who resemble characters in my mind although I never saw them more than one time but there was staring. I know what you're saying. I don't think non-writers would get it!Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-23215575998283835632012-08-29T15:18:53.550-06:002012-08-29T15:18:53.550-06:00I wasn't thinking of ethnicity so much as thei...I wasn't thinking of ethnicity so much as their actual likenesses. What are the odds of me running into someone who looks like Jackie Chan or Michelle Yeoh. On the other hand, maybe it's about as likely as running into someone who looks like an imaginary character. Interesting... :)Mike Schulenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07150989011176710430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-31731583530350792822012-08-29T13:05:40.406-06:002012-08-29T13:05:40.406-06:00Yeah, I suppose if my characters had ethnicity bes...Yeah, I suppose if my characters had ethnicity besides Italian, it might be a little more difficult to find them where I live, too. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-86195701174921473172012-08-29T13:04:15.596-06:002012-08-29T13:04:15.596-06:00You're welcome... I think? :)You're welcome... I think? :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-65489862019379282422012-08-29T13:03:51.898-06:002012-08-29T13:03:51.898-06:00Isn't it so bizarre? I guess I should be glad...Isn't it so bizarre? I guess I should be glad my characters are adults!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-13622895348203237412012-08-29T13:01:57.038-06:002012-08-29T13:01:57.038-06:00I'm with you about using actors/actresses inst...I'm with you about using actors/actresses instead of people I know. I've only done it once and when the man came to visit where we worked together in the spring, it was so weird. Made me a believer to not use people I know.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-33962101014323220862012-08-29T12:59:15.626-06:002012-08-29T12:59:15.626-06:00Did you cut out the catalog picture? That's a...Did you cut out the catalog picture? That's another thing. I have pictures on Scrivener of actors who resemble my current characters - Mary Stuart Masterson, Hugh Jackman and Alex Pettyfer. I'll pull them up in a side window when I'm writing a scene that involves them, especially the men because it's hard for me to stay in their head. So, I'll be typing away, Alex Pettyfer shirtless on my screen, and I have to wonder what the heck my husband is thinking!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-72200612349100193752012-08-29T12:56:11.583-06:002012-08-29T12:56:11.583-06:00Yeah - I better be careful. I've only thought ...Yeah - I better be careful. I've only thought he'd be grossed out because I'm so much older than him. I guess the opposite could happen... ;)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-55343350681039275412012-08-29T12:53:34.020-06:002012-08-29T12:53:34.020-06:00How funny she was even in the environment in your ...How funny she was even in the environment in your books! Of course, Rodd lives in the fantasy side of the book, so probably anywhere would be weird to find him.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-4318957740208876012012-08-29T12:50:59.956-06:002012-08-29T12:50:59.956-06:00He seems nice enough! He might not mind. :)He seems nice enough! He might not mind. :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-68392742682012993192012-08-29T12:50:11.102-06:002012-08-29T12:50:11.102-06:00Here's the thing (besides Mark's astute co...Here's the thing (besides Mark's astute comment that he might not believe that Rodd came first!) Doesn't "You look just like a character in my book" sound so much like a bad pickup line? However, the employee discount would be a plus!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.com