tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post3174155176958067208..comments2024-03-26T07:33:18.502-04:00Comments on WordWranglers: You Can't Write That!Margiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-46705736333852557922013-02-02T19:35:12.043-05:002013-02-02T19:35:12.043-05:00I don't kill them off, but I got angry with DH...I don't kill them off, but I got angry with DH last weak and suddenly my heroine kneed my hero, who was being equally dense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-36152581178758950402013-02-02T02:12:29.246-05:002013-02-02T02:12:29.246-05:00Actually, Liz, I've been looking for a way to ...Actually, Liz, I've been looking for a way to resurrect her!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-54313865981755377702013-02-02T02:11:10.504-05:002013-02-02T02:11:10.504-05:00Oh! Turning them into my maid would be very nice i...Oh! Turning them into my maid would be very nice indeed.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-46583211617851950862013-02-01T21:03:43.942-05:002013-02-01T21:03:43.942-05:00I don't kill off people who make me mad. They ...I don't kill off people who make me mad. They become my maid or my dog. And no, Gretchen (the dog in "Knight & Day") isn't based on any one who made me angry. It's my real dog. <br /><br />In most of my mystery books, so far, the villians have been people pretty frequent in the book. That makes it harder to kill them than just some figure in the dark. Kathryn J. Bainhttp://www.kathrynjbain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-27076799374823252262013-02-01T20:23:55.884-05:002013-02-01T20:23:55.884-05:00I completely agree...I completely agree...D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-88979787974975881152013-02-01T16:47:38.286-05:002013-02-01T16:47:38.286-05:00I know exactly what you mean, Margie. In the origi...I know exactly what you mean, Margie. In the original manuscript, Monica didn't die. But, the ending was better with her death.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264060298236728344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-30457868936481121722013-02-01T15:57:41.769-05:002013-02-01T15:57:41.769-05:00In my first--and only--adult novel, I had a villai...In my first--and only--adult novel, I had a villain who I knew from the beginning was going to die. I had the scene written in my head and in scattered notes for months and months--from basically the conception of his character. And then a funny thing happened on the way to the end--I fell in love with him and couldn't kill him. I understood him too well and why he'd done the things he'd done and how he was as much of a victim as his victim. <br /><br />If I ever go back and reedit and rewrite that book, I think I'll go back to my original ending because it was a much stronger ending than what I ended up with. <br /><br />But, yeah, sometimes it can be hard to kill or even maim our villains. Especially if we find out what makes them tick. Because not everyone is evil personified. Therein lies our dilemma.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843006118151762550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133132309124375119.post-15812405452064711752013-02-01T07:09:30.116-05:002013-02-01T07:09:30.116-05:00I liked Monica, too. I'd kind of like to see h...I liked Monica, too. I'd kind of like to see her in another story. You know...reformed. :-)Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.com