tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post5907709269340217553..comments2023-09-20T15:14:58.778-04:00Comments on Carmen DeSousa: Can our hearts tell the difference between real love and fictional love?Carmen DeSousahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802237651430170152noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-59808446327767341242014-10-09T09:06:45.634-04:002014-10-09T09:06:45.634-04:00LOL! I sooooo get that, Kelsey. I will be telling ...LOL! I sooooo get that, Kelsey. I will be telling my husband about a scene, thinking that he's listening, and then all of the sudden, when I get to the juicy parts, he stops me... "Wait a minute? Is this a real story?"<br /><br />My answer... "It's real to me..." :)<br /><br />Never stop loving what you do...always fall in love with what you do, and when your *work* becomes a four-letter word, find a new job. Carry on, Kelsey! Fall in love all you want with your characters, as it'll make them more real to your readers.<br /><br />"No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader." — Robert FrostCarmen DeSousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835462755654747169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-54703483584721864202014-10-08T21:52:03.677-04:002014-10-08T21:52:03.677-04:00Oh my gosh agree!
I find it scary easy to fall in ...Oh my gosh agree!<br />I find it scary easy to fall in love when both reading and writing characters. Have done since I was very young, and I feel as though I have been judged upon it (possibly because I also do that annoying-talk-about-them-all-the-time thing to people who really just don't understand).<br />Kelsey xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486237911572646066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-13390694189447192812013-01-26T12:13:36.449-05:002013-01-26T12:13:36.449-05:00Thank you, Laila. I'm actually working on a po...Thank you, Laila. I'm actually working on a post about comparing real men to characters as well, so we'll have to compare notes afterward. Please feel free to post your blog here when you finish. :)<br /><br />I will say one thing to your friend...depending on what she expects in a man of course. My answer to men... Why not read some of these expectations first hand? I told both my teenage sons to read 'Twilight' and 'The Last Song'. It wouldn't hurt men to get some 'ideas' and to respect women. It also wouldn't hurt for young girls to respect themselves a little more too. We can all have a little more romance in our lives if we try; it works both ways, don't you think? If you treat your man well, and let him know what you want...if he's a smart man, he'll usually try to reciprocate. :)Carmen DeSousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835462755654747169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-35427204752366565902013-01-26T09:49:54.027-05:002013-01-26T09:49:54.027-05:00Good post! I have a good friend at work who also b...Good post! I have a good friend at work who also blames romantic novels for her unrealistically high expectations about men! You've inspired me to write my own views on this on my own blog! I'll let you know when I do!Laila Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661730598528055990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-58628229608225698692013-01-23T12:25:12.362-05:002013-01-23T12:25:12.362-05:00Thank you for commenting, Veronica! I just can'...Thank you for commenting, Veronica! I just can't deny I DO!!! I love them. Sometimes I get to the end of the book and think..."I'll never love again!" <br /><br />But then the new characters work their way into my thoughts, and I fall in love all over again. :)Carmen DeSousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835462755654747169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-27157892214653169692013-01-23T12:18:08.415-05:002013-01-23T12:18:08.415-05:00LOVED this post! So true, you do think about your ...LOVED this post! So true, you do think about your characters all the time when you're a writer! and it 8is* fun...Veronica Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732940088047026021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-5115304910756905152013-01-22T17:08:16.571-05:002013-01-22T17:08:16.571-05:00:):)Marie Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275544861810872122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-14360476947488894542013-01-22T07:45:44.356-05:002013-01-22T07:45:44.356-05:00LOL! Yours too? Ahhh...writing and reading. Our es...LOL! Yours too? Ahhh...writing and reading. Our escape... Who needs drugs or Calgon? Okay...the Calgon is nice...I can take the book with me.<br /><br />;)Carmen DeSousahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835462755654747169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119615232600399164.post-79343137639704446112013-01-22T07:34:10.921-05:002013-01-22T07:34:10.921-05:00I'm so like you in that the male characters th...I'm so like you in that the male characters that I write about get under my skin and I can't stop thinking about them. It helps a lot especially when the husband sometimes acts like Homer SimpsonMarie Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07275544861810872122noreply@blogger.com