tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post6330399627922732272..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Poor Little Me, a Character to AvoidSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-11728715376936348912010-11-18T23:57:06.872+00:002010-11-18T23:57:06.872+00:00Ah thanks Fiona. You're absolutely right, cha...Ah thanks Fiona. You're absolutely right, characters can get away with some self pity if they've got humour and self awareness too. <br /><br />Nadia - but at least you realised it. That's what I love about writing: you realise something, and then you can fix it.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-18095437412442290062010-11-11T11:08:32.446+00:002010-11-11T11:08:32.446+00:00Don't be too hard on yourselves guys. Sarah, ...Don't be too hard on yourselves guys. Sarah, I read 'Nice Girls Do' recently and I loved the heroine's (sorry her name escapes me) daffy delusional behaviour when she fell in love. I sensed an undercurrent of - shall we say - self pity, but only a streak of it. I liked her for it. Falling in love sends people off balance. I too, can very easily indulge in the 'poor little me' emotion. So what? Social and economic conditions are scary at the moment: one thing that is still free is a really good moan. Nothing like a good strident self-pitying rant to cheer youself up. If your protagonist is a moaner, let her do it passionately, stridently and pepper it with humour. And another thing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817023658086779385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-71641602024706085132010-11-10T13:04:09.667+00:002010-11-10T13:04:09.667+00:00Yep, I realised I had done this in the first draft...Yep, I realised I had done this in the first draft of my MS. I ended up getting quite annoyed with my heroine after a while and realised that it all stemmed from her 'poor me' beginnings...Nadia Damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196903495005068114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-12315232952550048792010-11-08T16:27:25.844+00:002010-11-08T16:27:25.844+00:00Glad it's not just me!Glad it's not just me!Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-81885106978293956862010-11-08T14:53:32.800+00:002010-11-08T14:53:32.800+00:00I've been grappling with this myself lately, s...I've been grappling with this myself lately, so I'm grateful for the reminder!Camillehttp://www.camilledeangelis.com/blognoreply@blogger.com