tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post3475539068715561580..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: C is for ColourDebra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-31444349574948661492015-01-24T03:46:07.869-08:002015-01-24T03:46:07.869-08:00I'm glad my post has been thought provoking. I...I'm glad my post has been thought provoking. I've always found it a useful concept.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743481757318429114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-70222033807230069982015-01-24T01:16:34.085-08:002015-01-24T01:16:34.085-08:00An interesting post, Margaret, and a good way of a...An interesting post, Margaret, and a good way of approaching characters!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-32470961401692519002015-01-23T16:14:49.397-08:002015-01-23T16:14:49.397-08:00I think any colour counts, Debra! :-) I think any colour counts, Debra! :-) Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-17103491872778919872015-01-23T16:02:02.343-08:002015-01-23T16:02:02.343-08:00I totally had to check on this in the mss I just c...I totally had to check on this in the mss I just completed. If using honey blonde to describe my heroine's hair counts, I used color on the first page! :)Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-75105329231901896852015-01-23T16:00:04.162-08:002015-01-23T16:00:04.162-08:00I've never thought of my characters as being a...I've never thought of my characters as being a particular color. Interesting. What would also be interesting is to see how the color of a character changes over the course of the book...as they grow and change and ultimately are able to love.Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-84521288016559023082015-01-23T15:07:49.287-08:002015-01-23T15:07:49.287-08:00I read somewhere that you should bring at least on...I read somewhere that you should bring at least one colour into the first page of your novel. An Interesting suggestion! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-57071658307683982802015-01-23T14:22:51.128-08:002015-01-23T14:22:51.128-08:00Colour's an interesting concept, isn't it,...Colour's an interesting concept, isn't it, Paula? But it does help in the writing process.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743481757318429114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-12527295244166055422015-01-23T11:40:17.017-08:002015-01-23T11:40:17.017-08:00I think my mantra must be 'less is more' a...I think my mantra must be 'less is more' as I tend to underwrite descriptions out of fear of overwriting them! <br />Must admit I'd never thought of my characters as 'being' a colour, though. Now I'm wondering what colour mine are! Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-49079441899588763432015-01-23T11:15:03.136-08:002015-01-23T11:15:03.136-08:00My sentiments entirely, Jennifer. My sentiments entirely, Jennifer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743481757318429114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-25572916717595505912015-01-23T10:44:47.396-08:002015-01-23T10:44:47.396-08:00I'm always disappointed when I watch a show ba...I'm always disappointed when I watch a show based on a book I read because in my opinion, they never get the character the way I pictured him or her. That's not to say I don't enjoy the storyline, but it's just not the same as what's in my head (maybe a good thing?).JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-89204978808535356582015-01-23T10:20:33.173-08:002015-01-23T10:20:33.173-08:00You're right, Jennifer about leaving some thin...You're right, Jennifer about leaving some things to the readers' imagination. It's so important.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743481757318429114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-66336940060401495542015-01-23T09:47:43.659-08:002015-01-23T09:47:43.659-08:00I love the way you use your topic of color to desc...I love the way you use your topic of color to describe things other than actual colors! I think word choice is important so that the reader can enter the world we've created, although I do like to leave some of the descriptions to the readers' imaginations.JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-7738018658110950192015-01-23T06:48:44.043-08:002015-01-23T06:48:44.043-08:00I've not heard of the Flip Dictionary, Ana. I ...I've not heard of the Flip Dictionary, Ana. I use Roget's Thesaurus quite a lot. An interesting suggestion to start a description as if you were describing for a sight-impaired reader. I must try it. I've just started a new book so it's good timing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00743481757318429114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-46984361176374222772015-01-23T06:37:53.174-08:002015-01-23T06:37:53.174-08:00Great post, Margaret. The Flip Dictionary has amaz...Great post, Margaret. The Flip Dictionary has amazing suggestions for describing blue, yellow, red, etc. I tend to use (too many) similes to describe emotions. (Green with envy seems too cliche, but so are my comparisons, too often) I still wrestle with adding color to clothing descriptions--what's enough or too much. I read somewhere to start a description as if you were describing for a sight-impaired reader.<br />Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.com