tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post5396072029257916945..comments2024-03-15T00:15:04.424-07:00Comments on Marilyn's Musings: WHERE DO YOU DIG UP THOSE ODDBALLS? by Kathy McIntoshMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-36096185296380406062016-03-20T10:57:23.527-07:002016-03-20T10:57:23.527-07:00Betty,
Thanks for stopping by. Actually Roadkill ...Betty, <br />Thanks for stopping by. Actually Roadkill is what the real man actually calls himself. At a conference where I spoke, a woman rushed up afterward and announced that she's met the real Roadkill at a conference on primitive living, where Jeff (Roakill) teaches flint fire starting and brain tanning. <br />Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-57120926957669362242016-03-20T08:57:35.774-07:002016-03-20T08:57:35.774-07:00Kathy, I enjoyed your blog. Roadkill!!!! WOW! Your...Kathy, I enjoyed your blog. Roadkill!!!! WOW! Your imagination flows beyond borders. Good job.Betty Gordonhttp://www.bettygordon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-2804890309671030172016-03-19T21:13:17.219-07:002016-03-19T21:13:17.219-07:00Hi, Mary! Had a great time, as usual at Tucson Sis...Hi, Mary! Had a great time, as usual at Tucson Sisters in Crime. <br />Thanks for stopping by. <br />Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-63224008829864983642016-03-19T18:29:26.848-07:002016-03-19T18:29:26.848-07:00What imaginative characters. I'd love to meet ...What imaginative characters. I'd love to meet Roadkill. Or maybe not.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed Sisters in Crime Meeting.<br />Mary BallTombstone Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178580908781525678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-46433802707328148282016-03-19T18:17:22.844-07:002016-03-19T18:17:22.844-07:00Marilyn,
Thanks again for putting out the welcome...Marilyn, <br />Thanks again for putting out the welcome mat. <br />I think it is cool that you got to put a friend in your novels, at her request. I've named a couple of restaurants/stores after some friends' last names. Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-45224045227220796912016-03-19T18:15:47.239-07:002016-03-19T18:15:47.239-07:00Out all day at a Sisters in Crime meeting, where S...Out all day at a Sisters in Crime meeting, where Shannon Baker revealed that she's "murdered" her ex many times in her novels. <br />Nikki, I got permission from the original Roadkill and sent him a book, but he's never told me if he liked or hated my portrayal! <br />Thanks to all of you for dropping by.<br />J.Q. I DO have fun, most of the time. And you're right, we should enjoy our profession. <br />Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-72525600724061749282016-03-19T11:32:09.348-07:002016-03-19T11:32:09.348-07:00You are definitely having too much fun writing you...You are definitely having too much fun writing your stories, Kathy! Ha..but isn't that what writing is supposed to be? Fun? And transforming people you know into characters in your book can be a lot of laughs...if they only knew, huh? Enjoyed your post.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-10135267006803518882016-03-19T07:32:03.848-07:002016-03-19T07:32:03.848-07:00Lots of fun, Kathy, and thanks for the advice abou...Lots of fun, Kathy, and thanks for the advice about ex-bosses. Like Marilyn, I tend to blend and/or exaggerate from real people, although I have used one couple as themselves, in minor roles. They loved it. But I made sure to check with them before I submitted the novel so they'd have no objections. Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682040969965800663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-64041789529904294522016-03-19T07:02:06.449-07:002016-03-19T07:02:06.449-07:00Fun post. Almost all my characters have bits and p...Fun post. Almost all my characters have bits and pieces of people I know. No one has ever recognized themselves except for one friend who begged to be a character, I described her to a T and gave her a new name. All of her friends said I got her exactly right. That was fun and she' actually played bit parts in two more books--much to her delight.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-27834548571686193232016-03-19T06:02:27.120-07:002016-03-19T06:02:27.120-07:00Great interview. I, too, relish the quirky charact...Great interview. I, too, relish the quirky characters. Thanks for the tip--don't reveal too much about a former boss if you plan to skewer (or murder) him or her in your WIP. Disguise the evil one! Good luck with your unique take on the novel and its inhabitants.Susan Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700818086229953333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-36434509339898987852016-03-18T15:58:08.063-07:002016-03-18T15:58:08.063-07:00Thanks for stopping by Conda, and sharing about yo...Thanks for stopping by Conda, and sharing about your character sources. If we exagerrate the traits, even the most prosaic of our friends can be the model for characters. Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-41189676042065712282016-03-18T15:56:30.807-07:002016-03-18T15:56:30.807-07:00Wow, Jacquie, must have been some cat! And it give...Wow, Jacquie, must have been some cat! And it gives me an idea for a story about my cat named Hair. Hmmm. <br />Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-54537386877047910392016-03-18T15:43:26.087-07:002016-03-18T15:43:26.087-07:00My best part of your great post was how to "u...My best part of your great post was how to "use" people you know. Disguise is absolutely necessary, because, yes, I have used ex-bosses as characters. And ex-boyfriends, my pets, etc. etc. Most, if not all, have been, um, eccentric--oh heck, straight out crazy!<br /><br />Wait, what does that say about me? Hmmm.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-36975267170845207132016-03-18T11:57:53.072-07:002016-03-18T11:57:53.072-07:00Hi Kathy,
Roadkill? Frog? You know way more color...Hi Kathy,<br /><br />Roadkill? Frog? You know way more colorful people than I do! This sounds like such an entertaining, fun book. I confess I often use characteristics of real people I know to populate my mysteries as well. Of course, the best one was my daughter-in-law's cat from hell who ended up a character in three different short stories.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164137142811869136.post-30709355608889778322016-03-18T08:19:28.222-07:002016-03-18T08:19:28.222-07:00Thanks for welcoming me today, Marilyn! I hope oth...Thanks for welcoming me today, Marilyn! I hope others will chat about where they find their characters. Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.com