tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075844745923030557.post2447230325432063114..comments2023-10-30T10:01:53.808-04:00Comments on Mainstreaming: Wanda, the sidekick who nearly stole the showCarol Ervinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07393054678399745832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075844745923030557.post-983279186630709492012-03-19T14:33:39.559-04:002012-03-19T14:33:39.559-04:00Eamon, TROUBLE, yes. You know Wanda so well. At t...Eamon, TROUBLE, yes. You know Wanda so well. At this early stage, the story feels dark and challenging. (MR would be horrified.)Carol Ervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393054678399745832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075844745923030557.post-48261832044998946302012-03-19T13:44:25.974-04:002012-03-19T13:44:25.974-04:00I haven't yet finished the 'mountain' ...I haven't yet finished the 'mountain' work, so I haven't seen where MR's journey leaves Wanda, but I'm confident that W's resilience and determination will not only take her into the mouth of TROUBLE, but all the way through to the other side! I'm wondering if she'll 'create' a new persona - maybe a professional singer/performer, maybe even with perfect speech - possibly to have this facade put at risk by someone who knows her past? Whatever happens, I've no doubt she'll eventually overcome any travails that might come her way. I'm really looking forward to this one. Best of luck with it!;-)Eamon O Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537703307998301271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075844745923030557.post-35695543766328417272012-03-07T12:10:57.737-05:002012-03-07T12:10:57.737-05:00@Diane - I love that!
Young Wanda is so sure of h...@Diane - I love that!<br /><br />Young Wanda is so sure of herself that she may probably grow up to think everybody should talk like she does.Carol Ervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393054678399745832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075844745923030557.post-75486957258567426022012-03-07T11:04:00.276-05:002012-03-07T11:04:00.276-05:00I'm not sure you are so much looking for a lov...I'm not sure you are so much looking for a lovable character as maybe a sympathetic one. You can care about a character due to their flaws and still get the reader to cheer for them, especially when they overcome those same flaws.<br /><br />If she has poor speech, you could have another character reproach them or make fun. This will cause a reaction in your readers, because we can sympathize based on past experiences in struggling to learn ourselves. Nobody likes to be corrected like that, but everyone will have a twinge of sympathy for your character.<br /><br />The sweetness is in having your character overcome this flaw. Maybe she winds up teaching herself proper grammar and writes a best selling novel! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.com