tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post8290318649853548836..comments2023-07-07T01:21:18.346-08:00Comments on Impudent Hatchlings: Absolute Write July Blog Chain - Saddies for the BaddiesHillary Jacqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482441040531244noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-4497292611366022252010-08-07T22:38:04.039-08:002010-08-07T22:38:04.039-08:00I thought this was great. Such rough matters to go...I thought this was great. Such rough matters to go through, just to feed.Aemilia Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219145295265995957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-27301010550011900542010-07-31T21:53:00.935-08:002010-07-31T21:53:00.935-08:00I do like to make characters tasty enough to eat, ...I do like to make characters tasty enough to eat, claire.Hillary Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482441040531244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-29008198173753561082010-07-28T22:32:32.896-08:002010-07-28T22:32:32.896-08:00This was great. I really do feel for her. She know...This was great. I really do feel for her. She knows it's a sad existence, and you can sense the regret she harbours. Very nice.Qhttp://anarchicq.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-65557289205857228002010-07-28T11:12:40.803-08:002010-07-28T11:12:40.803-08:00Wow, a really well-written succubus for ME to feas...Wow, a really well-written succubus for ME to feast upon. I really like how you portrayed her, especially the part where you reveal her horrific underbelly. Definitely sympathetic in this piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-34404362564766462852010-07-18T15:02:01.353-08:002010-07-18T15:02:01.353-08:00What a great reaction to Nora! Now, all I have to ...What a great reaction to Nora! Now, all I have to do is go sell a series, at which time you will find her prowling and scheming in book #2. Hmm... *ponders this*Hillary Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482441040531244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-24535188233279459112010-07-16T09:24:53.341-08:002010-07-16T09:24:53.341-08:00I really enjoyed reading this and want to read mor...I really enjoyed reading this and want to read more. I'm hooked on Nora.<br /><br />ProachDe's Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00628645073099436506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-31186662830680734422010-07-15T17:28:46.903-08:002010-07-15T17:28:46.903-08:00I get her. She made choices to keep herself alive...I get her. She made choices to keep herself alive but the constant reminder that she is not young and that she is out of touch with the times makes her sympathetic. Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-24875994476389549662010-07-14T19:11:23.241-08:002010-07-14T19:11:23.241-08:00Ah, perhaps I ought to have posted a longer scene ...Ah, perhaps I ought to have posted a longer scene or shown the effects of her feedings on others. I do not like bad guys in black and white. In Nora's case, I don't even condemn her for having to feed, though it was not originally in her nature to do so. She made choices that require her to take from others to sustain herself.Hillary Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482441040531244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-48241834494061126872010-07-14T18:17:27.539-08:002010-07-14T18:17:27.539-08:00I too am struggling to see how she is an antagonis...I too am struggling to see how she is an antagonist. A succubus, yes. But more or less, she's coming across as definitely a strong main character. Antagonist...not quite. I want to see more, a LOT, though.Katherinehttp://www.katherinegilraine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-6721533335365470982010-07-14T05:20:38.039-08:002010-07-14T05:20:38.039-08:00"Nora looked down at her hands, watching matt..."Nora looked down at her hands, watching matte brown spots blossom beneath her skin, the nails growing brittle."<br />The age-old battle with aging. I see those little signs and I want to scream! Makes me feel for her. :)Aimee Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201246474625590886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-1584658448902192182010-07-14T03:58:03.288-08:002010-07-14T03:58:03.288-08:00I would agree, she doesn't come across as most...I would agree, she doesn't come across as most despicable at all. Tragic perhaps, and maybe even sympathetic. Intriguing how perspectives can differ. :)Mariekehttp://www.mariekenijkamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-31252383112520000072010-07-12T07:44:31.236-08:002010-07-12T07:44:31.236-08:00Well done. Methinks it is interesting how we tend...Well done. Methinks it is interesting how we tend to judge characters in context. Case in point--this person we perceive as sympathetic in no small part because she does nothing that feels particularly "evil" (i.e. cruelty, arrogance, self-righteousness, breaking her word) in this snippet. Coupled with the fact we don't see anyone else's POV, so to some extent we view her in a vacuum.Zahir Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533361554787004824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-73936698802381064642010-07-11T22:58:08.981-08:002010-07-11T22:58:08.981-08:00Collectonian,
I just wrapped up her introductory s...Collectonian,<br />I just wrapped up her introductory scene in my WIP and have decided that she is one of the most despicable characters I've ever written. Perspective and self-justification are funny things.Hillary Jacqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394482441040531244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594689579626985769.post-42707205068383813032010-07-11T12:21:55.606-08:002010-07-11T12:21:55.606-08:00Wow, if you hadn't said she was an antagonist,...Wow, if you hadn't said she was an antagonist, I'd have thought her the heroine...definitely made me feel sympathy for her and hope she could find a way to better her situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com