tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post872115906151724493..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: I Am Not My Books, by Kell AndrewsProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-16305960248967064012014-10-23T07:53:51.056-05:002014-10-23T07:53:51.056-05:00I would have thought this was obvious, but the mor...I would have thought this was obvious, but the more I become involved in publishing the more surprised I am to discover people who don't get this.<br /><br />Great post, Kell!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-33835069634340760412014-10-22T21:22:29.761-05:002014-10-22T21:22:29.761-05:00Wonderful, wonderful post! Yes, we are not our bo...Wonderful, wonderful post! Yes, we are not our books!!!! Our characters' flaws do not reflect our own personality disorders, and we frequently do not see the world the way our characters see them.<br /><br />(But our characters are our real friends, right?) Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-27814293646458587012014-10-22T12:47:18.448-05:002014-10-22T12:47:18.448-05:00Yes! But what I'm finding, the belief that I s...Yes! But what I'm finding, the belief that I somehow knew the author from reading her words, well, now that I have many author friends, I'm starting to really think it's true. I hear my friends in the topics they choose, in their style. I can see the characters' flaws aren't theirs. <br /><br />Of course, am I comfortable thinking someone can know me from reading my books? No. Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-36893667522359785452014-10-22T11:12:13.509-05:002014-10-22T11:12:13.509-05:00This post made me laugh, because I seem to bump in...This post made me laugh, because I seem to bump into people who think I'm my main characters a lot--or at least that they are inspired by myself when I was that age. That is so not the case! In fact, sometimes my main characters are more the middle-grader I would have liked to have been, and are quite a bit braver, more assertive, more adventurous than shy little me ever was at that age. If they are me at all, they're definitely more a reinventing of myself than the actual person, lol.Dawn Lairamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615827571568264386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-23150490498810263622014-10-22T10:50:40.731-05:002014-10-22T10:50:40.731-05:00Overattribution of fictional scenarios to author b...Overattribution of fictional scenarios to author behaviors, beliefs, and inclinations is definitely a challenge for writers who write edgier material, but it also crops up for us kidlit writers, as Sarah and Joy attest. Kell Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18089691866850131698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-9024232466078089042014-10-22T10:10:38.417-05:002014-10-22T10:10:38.417-05:00This is great. I especially love your photographic...This is great. I especially love your photographic proof. :-) My mom has been convinced since the first play I wrote that every mother I portray is her. They (almost) never are. ;-)Joy McCullough-Carranzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499534418217657768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-3398422338880858082014-10-22T09:59:31.927-05:002014-10-22T09:59:31.927-05:00Great post! When my awesome dad read my novel, he ...Great post! When my awesome dad read my novel, he asked if we had unresolved issues because some of the story did not portray the parents in a flattering light. I had to remind him that it is FICTION. We use our own experience, along with observation and imagination -- not every book is an autobiography. That being said, there's a lot of "me" in my mc. : ) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748466898258249495noreply@blogger.com