tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31121848.post1084989035354310317..comments2024-02-19T15:11:41.227-06:00Comments on Catholic Writer Chick at Large!: The Author as AnachronistJannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06725527285837338560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31121848.post-33738146441748201662008-12-12T10:44:00.000-06:002008-12-12T10:44:00.000-06:00I'd have to agree with Deb's idea--if the characte...I'd have to agree with Deb's idea--if the character KNEW she didn't keep pace with her companions (I think that's Thoreau!) it would also create more conflict. Maybe she wants or yearns to be like everyone else but isn't.<BR/><BR/>If she is hoplessly out of synch with the modern day woman, it creates a lot of internal and external conflict. My two cents anyway.<BR/><BR/>I also like MHC's characters but it's so darned annoying the way they ALWAYS have the money or the position to live life how they want.Donna Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242871850994009888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31121848.post-66846352896879657962008-12-06T12:15:00.000-06:002008-12-06T12:15:00.000-06:00I've been thinking about this conundrum since we d...I've been thinking about this conundrum since we discussed it the other day. What if (work with me here) your heroine is the MCH anachronistic type, BUT KNOWS IT and feels out of place in her own age? People have, say, poked fun at her for her treasure-chest of classical allusions; her large vocabulary; maybe even her liking for a large cup of Earl Grey with a soupcon of milk. This makes her stand out from her peers, creates a cognitive dissonance that colors her decisions and choices, and in the end, makes her a stronger character than the women her age who are wearing Aeropostale and chugging chai lattes...<BR/><BR/>Just a thought. It's nuanced character development, but I think you can pull it off.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100565897627429788noreply@blogger.com