tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post4698548373949279446..comments2023-10-22T03:44:10.146-04:00Comments on Fierce Romance: Secondary Characters Who Demand Their Own StoriesVonda Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-52726790680863927212012-01-25T20:27:17.135-05:002012-01-25T20:27:17.135-05:00Lizzie, thanks for reading my books! I'm glad ...Lizzie, thanks for reading my books! I'm glad you loved Lachlan even though he made you mad. LOL That was before he'd learned his lesson. :) That's true. They are alike in some ways and yet different in others.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-82418124457664488012012-01-25T20:24:20.472-05:002012-01-25T20:24:20.472-05:00Marilyn, I know what you mean. It's fun to fin...Marilyn, I know what you mean. It's fun to find characters showing up in multiple books.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-26167693001326303522012-01-25T20:22:22.386-05:002012-01-25T20:22:22.386-05:00I agree! I think writing series and connected char...I agree! I think writing series and connected characters is a great way to make readers want to read more. If they like the secondary character in the first book, chances are they'll want to read their story too.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-84994460784449991012012-01-25T20:09:04.521-05:002012-01-25T20:09:04.521-05:00Vonda, I loved, loved Lachlan even though he pisse...Vonda, I loved, loved Lachlan even though he pissed me off a bit in the first book but I understood his motives.<br /><br />I just knew you had another book up your sleeve. I also love how each brother is his own man and yet they are alike in their passion and fierceness.A.W. McQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280020380670232568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-88320199705683110222012-01-25T17:38:01.736-05:002012-01-25T17:38:01.736-05:00Vonda,
I love when secondary characters get their ...Vonda,<br />I love when secondary characters get their own story as a reader. <br /><br />As a writer, I have trouble with them wanting attention and trying to push the primary character to the back burning...LOL...Marilyn ~ wiggiemdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994179329969557256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-31395748987311193142012-01-25T11:54:39.083-05:002012-01-25T11:54:39.083-05:00I just finished the last book in Sabrina Jeffers H...I just finished the last book in Sabrina Jeffers Hellons of Halstad Hall. There were five books in all, one for each of the children who were given an ultimatum to marry within the year or no inheritance. Add to this was an underlying theme that in each book more clues came out about the death/murder of their parents. I just finished the last book and it was sooo wonderful the best of the five and intense sexual tension.<br /><br /> I am thinking almost all historical authors do this as it generate return sales. But thing is that each book should stand alone even if you get the idea through foreshadowing they will have their own But the best ones for me are those that have an underlying event that links them all together so that you don't know the final resolution until the last book. Or books in a series like Monica McCarty's current series of Scottish Warriors, an event links them all. <br /><br />I even like the ones where you get say a trilogy of a family and then years later the author returns with the children of the inital characters. Catherine Coulter has done that quite successfully were Sherbrooke famiies. AS has Johanna Lindsey. Makes good marketing sense.Fraochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254145463787157310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-28138029047247708392012-01-24T20:56:24.562-05:002012-01-24T20:56:24.562-05:00Thanks, Babette! Wow three sequels, that's gre...Thanks, Babette! Wow three sequels, that's great! I love how secondary characters inspire me sometimes.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-47019668821357665212012-01-24T20:49:58.190-05:002012-01-24T20:49:58.190-05:00Oh thanks so much, Vanessa! I hope you do give tha...Oh thanks so much, Vanessa! I hope you do give that character his own story. Sounds like he's really strong and active.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-73284603559115296762012-01-24T20:27:38.364-05:002012-01-24T20:27:38.364-05:00Great excerpt! I love reading spin-off stories and...Great excerpt! I love reading spin-off stories and meeting the characters again. As a writer, I've definitely had the surprise of secondary characters springing to life and demanding their own stories. I'm working on three sequels now thanks to those very vocal characters. :)Babette Jameshttp://www.babettejames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-11979251403889316192012-01-24T19:57:33.249-05:002012-01-24T19:57:33.249-05:00I've read, and loved, both your books and I go...I've read, and loved, both your books and I got sucked into your excerpts all over again. Yes, I've had secondary characters try to take over a story. Recently, I had to completely cut out one because he really wanted to come to life and I didn't have room for him. Maybe he'll get his own story one day.Vanessa Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-34555368696747000992012-01-24T19:27:20.043-05:002012-01-24T19:27:20.043-05:00Cindy, that definitely sounds like what's goin...Cindy, that definitely sounds like what's going on. But it's also an unexpected twist. Readers love those. :)Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-38100629423136667702012-01-24T18:20:31.195-05:002012-01-24T18:20:31.195-05:00It's amazing how fans learn to love secondary ...It's amazing how fans learn to love secondary characters and demand larger roles for them. I think it means we're doing our jobs as writers. I just upgraded my supposed victim to a potential suspect. Talk about the characters taking over!Cindy Samplehttp://www.cindysamplebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-68175710261326084452012-01-24T15:27:32.619-05:002012-01-24T15:27:32.619-05:00Thanks tons, Ella! Yes, some secondary characters ...Thanks tons, Ella! Yes, some secondary characters are too young to get their stories right away. They will have to be patient.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-77530036567968719942012-01-24T15:26:23.510-05:002012-01-24T15:26:23.510-05:00Nancy, thanks so much! That's so sweet of you ...Nancy, thanks so much! That's so sweet of you to say!Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-89717671894271568732012-01-24T15:25:14.544-05:002012-01-24T15:25:14.544-05:00Alexa, a series of bounty hunter stories sounds aw...Alexa, a series of bounty hunter stories sounds awesome! To read spin off stories, you do feel you already know the character before the story starts. Thanks!Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-29008522627424678642012-01-24T15:23:06.757-05:002012-01-24T15:23:06.757-05:00Derek, that's for sure. I get hooked on charac...Derek, that's for sure. I get hooked on characters and want to see them in several stories. It's a great idea to plan stories that way. You have built in readers for the next story. I'm glad you're wanting to read the next MacGrath installment. Thanks!! :)Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-10377803229760784912012-01-24T15:21:29.431-05:002012-01-24T15:21:29.431-05:00Thanks Roxy! J.R. Ward's series is incredibly ...Thanks Roxy! J.R. Ward's series is incredibly popular and with good reason. I'm glad you like Scottish warriors too.Vonda Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680397260476850190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-31877893940029473252012-01-24T14:11:03.479-05:002012-01-24T14:11:03.479-05:00I loved your excerpts. I have Rupert who wants his...I loved your excerpts. I have Rupert who wants his own story, but he needs to wait until he's older.Ella Quinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-54261445984005693162012-01-24T11:29:28.712-05:002012-01-24T11:29:28.712-05:00Well, I certainly understand the hair-pulling that...Well, I certainly understand the hair-pulling that comes when characters speak out...and want their story told. Love your books, your covers, your romantic heroes. Good luck!Nancy Lee Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658792039000111782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-29729472227379299462012-01-24T10:25:07.077-05:002012-01-24T10:25:07.077-05:00As a writer, I often give secondary characters the...As a writer, I often give secondary characters their own story. That can get difficult when I want to give them all their own story and sometimes I, as the author, know their story isn't "big" enough for a completely different manuscript. I just completed a bounty hunter story and in the process of writing that story, I ended up with ideas for a wholes series of bounty hunters which at the moment has 5 more stories in the works!<br /><br />As a reader, I enjoy secondary characters who get their own stories. It feels like I'm "on the inside" when I've been able to see them in the original stories and then in their own.Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671871950908006851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-38197457357658455512012-01-24T10:18:31.898-05:002012-01-24T10:18:31.898-05:00Absolutely! I prefer books that do this, as it is ...Absolutely! I prefer books that do this, as it is an opportunity for the writer and reader to dive deeper into the setting and characters. <br /><br />I have intentionally set up a wip to have a couple of spin-offs. I have to have something to do whilst I wait patiently for the next MacGrath installment.derekdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006180145595174044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14738657.post-78099904692090146392012-01-24T10:16:11.304-05:002012-01-24T10:16:11.304-05:00I'm a big fan of J. R. Ward's. And all of ...I'm a big fan of J. R. Ward's. And all of her characters seem to get a book of their own.<br /><br />Yours sounds great. Who doesn't like a Scottish warrior?Roxy Boroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628693047992126654noreply@blogger.com