Much Ado About Characters

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1. Do you have a favorite character from any of your books? My favorite female character is Shayla, from Tessa's Trio. She is outspoken, outrageous, sensual and sexual. She is unashamed to be who she is. She is what we should all be. My favorite male is Peter, from Rekindled Fire. He is strong emotionally, mentally and physically. He stands up for what he believes in and puts his family first. (I won't even mention the fact that he is adorable and totally lickable.)

2. If you were him/her what would you have done differently in their situation? Shayla is a minor character in the book, but her story is underway. I'm not sure yet how she will react to her situation, except that she will go hard after what she wants. Peter takes too long to fight for himself. I would like to think that I would stand up for myself sooner than he does.

3. Do you believe in the traditional HEA or do you think sometimes characters don’t need (or maybe deserve) them? EVERYONE deserves a happily ever after ... well except total creeps and villains. I want my characters to find happy for now, or at least content. But my preference is definitely for HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Life is too short, and too uncertain to settle for less.

That is my brief take on this weeks questions.

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Hugs
Katie

I’m Coming Back: So brace yourself.

I saw a little poster on the internet the other day that made me laugh. Of course now that I need it, I can’t find it. But it basically said I’m going to be busy when I die, haunting the people who piss me off now. This got me thinking and I was lying awake in the middle of the night last night thinking about people I have met that deserve haunting. Keeping in mind that this is mostly tongue in cheek, here goes.

·         High School Biology Teacher: For telling me that you could get STD’s from sitting on the floor naked after 9 at night. I’m still not sure why she was telling this to a room of 16 year old kids.

·         My Uncle: For telling me (when I was 18 and weighed 95 pounds) that I was getting fat and men didn’t like that.

·         For My High School Social Studies Teacher: For giving me endless information on Papua New Guinea but none on Canadian politics or world events.

·         The Asshat that cut me off on my way home from work: Stay in your own lane when you turn a corner.

·         My Darling Daughters: They will get haunted just because I can.

·         My Sisters: Really, what fun is it being dead if you can’t haunt your sisters and pull naughty pranks on them.

·         My Brother and His Wife: They already think I’m evil and going to hell, so why not?

·         The 27 Year Old Young Man Who Asked Me Out: Yup, going to haunt him. Wanna know why? Just because he’s super-hot and way too young for me. If I haunt him and watch him getting changed, that’s not creepy--right? Right?

·         A Bookstore: I would love hanging out in a bookstore all the time and ‘helping’ people select books. Maybe I could float a few books around a bit, or knock them off the shelves. Hmm, the idea definitely has merit.

 

What about you? Should I come back and haunt you?

Would you enjoy haunting someone? Maybe me? Think of the revenge, the games, the fun and the mischief. 

Hugs

Katie