tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post5762307496915951120..comments2024-03-10T04:29:20.044-04:00Comments on Mad Genius Club: Why me, Lord?Sarah A. Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-81517551302995605362009-02-24T23:31:00.000-05:002009-02-24T23:31:00.000-05:00:-)Well, Dawn H ANYONE - especially readers are we...:-)Well, Dawn H ANYONE - especially readers are welcome to the brainstorming And you hit on precisely the underlying reason: The heroine in this case does not merely want wealth to buy 53 pairs of manolo blahniks, but rather noble reasons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-81425144961962335832009-02-24T19:10:00.000-05:002009-02-24T19:10:00.000-05:00"In this case Chris had posited an interesting her..."In this case Chris had posited an interesting heroine and her brothers going off into the chasms... for wealth." -Dave Freer<BR/><BR/>If a non-writer is allowed to contribute to the brainstorming, I offer the following--<BR/><BR/>I suppose the question that needs to be asked is why do they need or want the wealth? Answer that and what might seem a very mercenary sort of thing to do, may turn out to be as prosaic as needing enough money to keep going or to raise funds for something necessary or kind. <BR/><BR/>Hey, who came up with Katerina Montescue in Shadow of the Lion? Her smuggling was certainly, well, gray, but the reason behind it was relatively noble, my family needs income, badly, and I'm the only one currently able to do it, so I'll do what needs doing. I liked Katerina Montescue, another character like her would be worth reading about.<BR/><BR/>Dawn HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-65422694518938430232009-02-24T12:40:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:40:00.000-05:00Agreed. And provided the reader is given reason pe...Agreed. And provided the reader is given reason percieve something to like - even Dick Dastardly can be retrieved. In fact that's often the core of a good story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-30424472650766497472009-02-23T16:35:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:35:00.000-05:00Absolutely, Dave.When I run workshops I tell peopl...Absolutely, Dave.<BR/><BR/>When I run workshops I tell people you can have your characters do terrible things, as long as they do them for what they perceive to be noble reasons.<BR/><BR/>There's nothing like a tragic, misguided hero to make a book memorable!Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.com