tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post1883838653750993042..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: What's In Your Novel?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-48902403495326903862008-11-26T04:41:00.000-07:002008-11-26T04:41:00.000-07:00I have way too many animals in my books.As for let...I have way too many animals in my books.<BR/><BR/>As for letters, I love to receive them and I love to see old published letters. I just loathe writing the things. :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-3129160799585803812008-11-25T14:23:00.000-07:002008-11-25T14:23:00.000-07:00Love the term calling card...I just realized with ...Love the term <I>calling card</I>...I just realized with book #3 that I love to take a heroine who thinks she knows what she's doing and drop her into a situation <I>waaaaay</I> over her head. I don't know if that counts as a calling card, though. <BR/><BR/>Letters are wonderful, aren't they? How lovely that you and your grandmother correspond the old-fashioned way. Unlike email, those letters will be there for posterity...Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-9338003370549094112008-11-25T13:21:00.000-07:002008-11-25T13:21:00.000-07:00LOVE your layout! CBOTB is so seriously cute, aren...LOVE your layout! CBOTB is so seriously cute, aren't they? Anyhoo! Since I've only started writing since March... and I've finishing up my fourth novel... I'm not sure what my calling card is.. LOL! I'm huge into humor. I love reading and I love the unexpectedness of humor. I'm also really into seeing my heroine's thoughts. I do this with italics...LOL! Which I can't show you here... but you'll see them thinking something completely opposite from what they say like:<BR/>Urgh do we always have to have spaghetti! Like, always? Can't we get more original? "Sure Mom, spaghetti sounds great!"Jenni Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340454147439103595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-67233467763818558272008-11-25T13:07:00.000-07:002008-11-25T13:07:00.000-07:00I'm not sure about my calling card, but I do love ...I'm not sure about my calling card, but I do love letters, both writing and receiving them.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-89147954289426542102008-11-25T12:59:00.000-07:002008-11-25T12:59:00.000-07:00Hmm... rain I think, and lamp posts. :)Hmm... rain I think, and lamp posts. :)Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-65057907534345349292008-11-25T12:13:00.000-07:002008-11-25T12:13:00.000-07:00What an interesting post! I've got several calling...What an interesting post! I've got several calling cards in my fiction. Some of the most frequently appearing ones are writing tools, not surprising. Food seems to play a prominent role too. Good southern soul-feeding, down-home stuff.Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1680569092122562532008-11-25T09:10:00.000-07:002008-11-25T09:10:00.000-07:00I don't know if I have a calling card in my writin...I don't know if I have a calling card in my writing -- but I do love letters. I love writing them, I love receiving them, I love reading collections of letters.<BR/><BR/>I love novels written in letters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-29400506069553547432008-11-25T09:02:00.000-07:002008-11-25T09:02:00.000-07:00Hmmm, well, spies and/or cats seem to figure into ...Hmmm, well, spies and/or cats seem to figure into most of my stories. Not sure why. Something else may occur to me later, but those are the two that come to mind right now.<BR/><BR/>Loved the photo of your desk the other day :) Will post a pic of mine when it's a little more presentable *g*.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-40030780799533641472008-11-25T07:23:00.000-07:002008-11-25T07:23:00.000-07:00Antiques and, especially, old photographs may well...Antiques and, especially, old photographs may well be my "calling card." They don't have overt meaning for plot, but they make many appearances.<BR/><BR/>Really good post!Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-43500749592612314612008-11-25T06:42:00.000-07:002008-11-25T06:42:00.000-07:00I love letters too! I love to see someone's handwr...I love letters too! I love to see someone's handwriting as it feels so much more personal to me.<BR/> I don't think I have a calling card (love that expression) in mine except I try to get my characters to be really emotional. But don't we all?Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-46001250482986264082008-11-25T06:30:00.000-07:002008-11-25T06:30:00.000-07:00That's an interesting tool in writing your manuscr...That's an interesting tool in writing your manuscripts. Seems like it would give the story a sense of history, maybe? Add a personal depth to the work? You've given me something to think about, using a trait to expand the story in different ways.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.com