tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post3138213036917673087..comments2023-07-05T08:08:28.620-04:00Comments on Morgan Elizabeth Huneke: Creating a Main CharacterMorgan Hunekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090224903186681429noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post-63176336563582631492017-03-21T19:04:07.436-04:002017-03-21T19:04:07.436-04:00Great post! Creating a good main character is defi...Great post! Creating a good main character is definitely super important. And I like what you said about choosing the right main character.Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post-80531265766739711602017-03-21T17:44:21.043-04:002017-03-21T17:44:21.043-04:00That's a really good question, and I don't...That's a really good question, and I don't think there's one right answer. There are a lot of factors to consider, the primary ones being the character's personality and the circumstances they are in. <br /><br />SPOILERS FOR <i>ILYON CHRONICLES</i> When Kyrin's father died in <i>The King's Scrolls</i>, she and her family did spend a while grieving...there was quite a bit of crying and scenes like when they visited his grave. Since there's still action and danger, his death is not always the foremost thing on Kyrin's mind, but whenever there's a good reason for her to remember her father, she does, and she misses him. It isn't constant, and she still has happy moments too, but her father died and it left a hole in her life. END SPOILERS FOR <i>ILYON CHRONICLES</i><br /><br />SPOILERS FOR CBS'S <i>SCORPION</i> In <i>Scorpion</i>, Walter's sister dies of complications from MS. Because Walter has a really hard time processing and showing/sharing emotions, it doesn't really seem to affect him at first. It kind of just happened. But when he's under emotional stress, he gets hyper-focused on work and acts like he doesn't care at all about what's bothering him. So that's kind of what he does for several episodes until he breaks down after he loses his pet ferret (long story) for a few minutes. After which, they have a sort of memorial for his sister and send her ashes into space (again, long story). Since then, life pretty much goes on, but they remember and miss her when appropriate. END SPOILERS FOR CBS'S <i>SCORPION</i> <br /><br />So really, just feel it out for the individual character and her unique circumstances. Let her remember and mourn them when appropriate, but don't be afraid to let her live normal life. There's always a hole left by the people that are gone, but life does go on too.<br /><br />And sorry for the super long comment. I can't seem to be concise. :PMorgan Hunekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090224903186681429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273458842532393822.post-46277620183307225282017-03-21T08:30:59.227-04:002017-03-21T08:30:59.227-04:00Great post! I wanted to ask you, how should the ch...Great post! I wanted to ask you, how should the characters in any book respond to a death? I'm working on a character with a backstory of her parents being killed in an accident, and I'm having a hard time balancing her attitude towards it. I don't want her to be sad and mournful for the whole book, but I don't want it to seem like she doesn't care either. 😜 Any suggestions?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046120345125766512noreply@blogger.com