tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481366597096394318.post3936852809176973943..comments2023-06-03T07:32:54.087-06:00Comments on Falling In Love With Romance: How to Save Your Characters from Being BlandSuzie Quinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03111067679903509683noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481366597096394318.post-82311559531921397492013-05-26T20:52:42.236-06:002013-05-26T20:52:42.236-06:00It's fun when you catch those nuances. I remem...It's fun when you catch those nuances. I remember the TV show Murphy Brown and how there was always something interesting tacked to the dartboard behind her office door. Once I noticed that it became the highlight of each episode for me. NCIS does something fun things as well. They've never made a big deal of Ducky's name, but then I realized that his full name is Donald Mallard. An obvious (or not) play on "Donald Duck."Suzie Quinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111067679903509683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481366597096394318.post-41645534441344031172013-05-23T13:46:52.152-06:002013-05-23T13:46:52.152-06:00Now I'm going to go back to the Ocean films an...Now I'm going to go back to the Ocean films and check again... and sure enough, there'll be Rusty eating something or another.<br /><br />In my genre, the characters certainly can't be nice. I've worked to give them subtle nuances in characterization to lead them where I need them to go.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com