tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post6806662943614938427..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Running Into My Fictional Characters--In My Real Life (Sydney Salter)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-22255721466424477352012-02-20T16:55:24.794-05:002012-02-20T16:55:24.794-05:00Snorf, snort, snork! Now I know why you're the...Snorf, snort, snork! Now I know why you're the master of embarrassing situations in your novels. I love, love, love this story.Lauren Bjorkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461938401652697707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-38799441618530320512012-02-16T15:28:09.899-05:002012-02-16T15:28:09.899-05:00OMG!!! This is hysterical!!!! We need hidden vide...OMG!!! This is hysterical!!!! We need hidden video of these meetings!!!! :o) Love it!Kimberly Sabatinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143516055206233316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-49900188188905876192012-02-13T17:33:10.203-05:002012-02-13T17:33:10.203-05:00What a great/awkward situation! I could totally se...What a great/awkward situation! I could totally see this happening to me at some point in the future. My husband already makes fun of me for ogling the high school football players in the fall. For inspiration sake, people. Yay for weirdness.Elizahttp://exploringeliza.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-41180804645429877132012-02-11T12:43:02.849-05:002012-02-11T12:43:02.849-05:00This is so hilarious! I love how you find your lov...This is so hilarious! I love how you find your love interests though, awkward as it may end up being :)Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-62170489244239175692012-02-11T09:55:46.419-05:002012-02-11T09:55:46.419-05:00Love the "bag lady" look!Love the "bag lady" look!Jan Blazaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085118289400659555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-77491771486071884292012-02-10T19:36:13.867-05:002012-02-10T19:36:13.867-05:00So funny! Love the pics for this post, too, Syd!So funny! Love the pics for this post, too, Syd!Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-58646695592050118292012-02-10T19:07:26.545-05:002012-02-10T19:07:26.545-05:00Oh my gosh, I got an attack of the giddy giggles j...Oh my gosh, I got an attack of the giddy giggles just thinking about that situation, having to see "the guy" often :P That would be a great idea for a story - an author getting into closer contact with someone who inspired one of their characters.Rebecca Christiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635706076314669496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-44039980014572086822012-02-10T16:09:46.146-05:002012-02-10T16:09:46.146-05:00This post is SO awesome, Sydney! I loved reading e...This post is SO awesome, Sydney! I loved reading every bit of it. I felt that my WiP was missing something because the love interest was not quite right. Until one fine day, this beatles-haired boy walked into my class and swept my muse off her feet. Naturally, he went into my story and my MC was obviously so much happier, she hasn't thanked me enough. Of course, I never told him so. I had too huge a crush on him to actually talk to him.<br /><br />Anywho.<br /><br />About the real life Xander Cooper -- can I have his number? :DBidishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382938442171208326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-2314294169418359552012-02-10T11:39:07.900-05:002012-02-10T11:39:07.900-05:00I love love love this post. It's so true - whe...I love love love this post. It's so true - when describing the love interest in a novel, I always seem to come up with the same handful of adjectives, and ultimately, they feel one-dimensional. Creeper old lady or not, I think the best way to really capture the details is to study it, much as you would a painting in a museum. Teenage boys definitely have a different way of carrying themselves, mannerisms they do because they are trying to look cool, their bodies are different because they are still growing into their own skin. Unless you have one running around in your own home (and then that delves into a whole other creeper area to study your own kid like that...lol) the anonymity of a stranger that catches your eye is a great way to go. Just writing down why he caught your eye in the first place is a great start. I, for one, don't think you're a creeper old lady, just a smart writer. :)Robin Reulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09352903237363756598noreply@blogger.com