tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post3349704283912154058..comments2024-03-10T00:26:33.241-08:00Comments on <strike>Muse Riding Shotgun</strike>: Characters Without FiltersMason T. Matchakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-53650944185876909942015-06-17T12:06:38.081-07:002015-06-17T12:06:38.081-07:00It's proven to be weirder than I expected, and...It's proven to be weirder than I expected, and things have only gotten worse. Saying the book would drive me crazy might have been an understatement. O_oMason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-30350860121328209212015-06-17T07:10:31.379-07:002015-06-17T07:10:31.379-07:00Writing in the dream world, now that's a conce...Writing in the dream world, now that's a concept. I can totally see where that would bring out the purest aspects of characters, but whew! That can also be a brain buster. Definitely on the insane side of things. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-88303647557775129152015-06-12T15:23:14.923-07:002015-06-12T15:23:14.923-07:00It says you're clearly not in my book. :P I ...It says you're clearly not in my book. :P I don't think that dreams always reveal our true selves, but that's what's happening in this dream, particularly because of the individual whose dream it is. In theory, this will all make sense in the end.<br /><br />In practice, I'll know when I get there... and after some editing. O_oMason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-11622489768021755362015-06-12T15:22:10.253-07:002015-06-12T15:22:10.253-07:00I think we're both going to be laughing about ...I think we're both going to be laughing about that dream forever. My one lucid dream, and I wasted it running over golfers...<br /><br />And nobody in the book is actually dreaming, none of the main characters anyway. So they're all lucid, but it's not their dream. It's proving to be very strange for all of them.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-17243978778765483072015-06-12T15:20:37.021-07:002015-06-12T15:20:37.021-07:00Ah, but I didn't say they couldn't lie - i...Ah, but I didn't say they couldn't lie - if someone's real nature is to be deceptive, they'd have no trouble with it. This is not a hypothetical situation. ^_^Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-3990613026374835842015-06-12T15:20:01.204-07:002015-06-12T15:20:01.204-07:00Don't worry, I don't make real people into...Don't worry, I don't make real people into my characters. Except for that one guy in college and I got his permission and it was only a bit part anyway. ^_^Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-52571624666739715752015-06-12T15:18:34.852-07:002015-06-12T15:18:34.852-07:00See, stuff like this is why we're critique par...See, stuff like this is why we're critique partners. ^_^<br /><br />And yeah, there's not much subtlety in this story, until there is. I didn't expect that this was how the dream setting would work, didn't even plan for it - it just sort of came about when I got to that part of it.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-44838024778967231272015-06-12T15:17:24.320-07:002015-06-12T15:17:24.320-07:00The characters are surprising me - since I wrote s...The characters are surprising me - since I wrote so little about them before starting the book, I get to learn about them as the main character does. As usual, things aren't going exactly as planned.Mason T. Matchakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382636658554302699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-84523052876381160052015-06-12T07:24:06.772-07:002015-06-12T07:24:06.772-07:00This story sounds like a fascinating psychological...This story sounds like a fascinating psychological study! Although, like Rena above, I'm worrying about the "true self exists in dreams" thing, because I have this recurring nightmare where I've done something really bad and I'm trying to cover it up. The bad thing varies from dream to dream -- but the panic at hiding it is always the same.<br /><br />SO WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT ME!!!????Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-47851632202552075922015-06-11T22:28:57.309-07:002015-06-11T22:28:57.309-07:00Wait, wait--HOLD THE PHONE!--we act as our true se...Wait, wait--HOLD THE PHONE!--we act as our true selves in dreams? So then your true self is the one who drives a flying Uhaul and runs golfers off the greens (in same said flying Uhaul?). <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, but from the second you mentioned that particular hitch, all I could see was you in the flying moving van. And then it made me think about all the times I've realized I was dreaming and was like "whelp, this dream sucks, time to rewrite the universe!" Which just makes me wonder if you have a lucid dreamer. Which then makes me think about Neo and the lack of a spoon (whoa!). Did I mention I've been up for too many hours in a row? I go sleep now. <br /><br />(also, it sounds like a really cool way to do characterizations!)Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-5928582002350766942015-06-11T11:37:15.683-07:002015-06-11T11:37:15.683-07:00Good on you for thinking about how characterizatio...Good on you for thinking about how characterization in the dream world would be different. I don't think I would have thought to take away characters' ability to lie, but that makes absolutely perfect sense!James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-80135520660230928572015-06-11T09:33:10.168-07:002015-06-11T09:33:10.168-07:00It sounds like a pretty cool concept. I don't ...It sounds like a pretty cool concept. I don't know what I'd do if I was ever stuck in a situation where I was what I truly wanted to be. There'd be a whole lot more frustration venting, and probably a few ruined relationships. I get resentful on the weekends because I'm cleaning house while my husband is playing computer games. Oh, how I would love to have the time to actually write, but no, I'm cleaning... again. I sit and grumble to myself, but I know he isn't lazy, that he does work around the house, that he does laundry, cooks meals, watches the kids. I go out more than he does, so I have no reason to be resentful, and I remind myself of that. I can't stop the feelings, but I deal with them and remind myself of all I do have. If I couldn't deal with them internally, and I was in a world where my purest essence was there for everyone to see, I would have hurt my husband by now. <br /><br />Man, that would be harsh. Please don't make me one of your characters! :)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-65853440032672617272015-06-10T13:54:06.396-07:002015-06-10T13:54:06.396-07:00"I love knowing that I'll be cutting out ..."I love knowing that I'll be cutting out massive chunks of dialogue and internal monologue when it comes time to edit, really I do." BWAHAHA!!! <br /><br />Sorry, sorry, sorry, I couldn't help myself. First, because I DO THE EXACT SAME THING, and second, because as I was reading the sentence before this I was thinking, "Hmm, sounds familiar. I'll have to tell him to cut a lot of that."<br /><br />LOL! So, there you go. Good job for catching that early on :)<br /><br />Also, I love the idea that these characters are their purest essences, stripped of pretense. Makes it hard to write subtley, huh? But really interesting. Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6667260282067472646.post-73419430264527179902015-06-10T11:15:04.033-07:002015-06-10T11:15:04.033-07:00That's an interesting way to do it, but on the...That's an interesting way to do it, but on the plus side, you'll have some very real characters since they can't hide who they really are. The extremes will come out and that will be fun to write.<br />And that would be satisfying to give Mr. Perfect a reality check.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com