tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post9056734966863244459..comments2023-10-23T16:29:04.320-04:00Comments on Out of My Mind: Writing Tip Wednesday--Author IntrusionMellanie Szeretohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-41132510633039417842013-06-06T09:54:53.828-04:002013-06-06T09:54:53.828-04:00Thanks, Zoey! Characterization is one of my favori...Thanks, Zoey! Characterization is one of my favorite parts of writing too. Each character has her own personality!<br /><br />You're welcome any time!Mellanie Szeretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-90958876479430992092013-06-06T00:09:06.282-04:002013-06-06T00:09:06.282-04:00Great post! I do that with colors, too. When it...Great post! I do that with colors, too. When it's heroine's POV I have her mention the shade, but when it's the hero I just write red or blue. Reading/writing different styles when it changes POV is very enjoyable and can give a book flavor. Like when one character talks slang and another speaks more proper. I love differences like that! It makes the individual characters come to life.<br />I've read some of these posts of yours before, but I'll have to stop by more. Thanks! :)Zoey Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836436844060841895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-76182248355727234932013-06-05T08:56:58.582-04:002013-06-05T08:56:58.582-04:00I wouldn't necessarily consider using a name o...I wouldn't necessarily consider using a name or some other minor detail from your personal life a case of author intrusion. You have to call the dog something!<br /><br />Without a doubt, the most common problem I notice is male characters talking and thinking like women. The dialogue issue is a fairly distant second.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Jen! :)Mellanie Szeretohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812796400084038330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8716894350585206280.post-49243383133703976882013-06-05T04:24:12.803-04:002013-06-05T04:24:12.803-04:00Hmm. Food for thought on this one. It's not so...Hmm. Food for thought on this one. It's not something I have consciously thought about before. On the other hand my editors have never commented so maybe I instinctively avoid author intrusion.<br /><br />On the other hand - I do deliberately add things into the story that only someone who knows me will appreciate like the door number that is my office number in real life, or the name of a friend's dog I used for a dog's name in a story or the surname of a boss I used in a title of a place! I love adding those little bits of author intrusion.Jennifer Denyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874915507870085008noreply@blogger.com