tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435516597682275716.post2836701164466815410..comments2023-10-07T04:58:03.524-07:00Comments on Deborah Camp -- On Writing: June BuggingDeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158237235297899256noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435516597682275716.post-87121002172464649232012-06-05T11:06:45.171-07:002012-06-05T11:06:45.171-07:00Oh, Sharon, that is rich! Isn't it funny how p...Oh, Sharon, that is rich! Isn't it funny how people don't recognize themselves? I was afraid at first to closely pattern a character after a real person and was relieved when the aunt I used in a book never recognized herself. Not that it was unflattering, but you never know what will offend people.<br />The "bad girl" from school might have even admired the one in your novel, although she wouldn't want to admit it! The bad girl still left in her might have risen up with glee when she met that character in your book!<br />Peggy is always a good character because she IS a character!<br />Thanks for the comment. Made me think . . .<br />~DebbyDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158237235297899256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435516597682275716.post-73736742031674913832012-06-04T17:52:32.311-07:002012-06-04T17:52:32.311-07:00Peggy makes a multi-dimensional character, her ang...Peggy makes a multi-dimensional character, her angelic face, her devil's own vocabulary. <br /><br />Like you, Deborah, I draw from friends and family in developing characters. At a high school reunion, a once-naughty girl and I sat reminiscing. She had read my current book and "loved that bad girl." Tempted, I didn't tell her. No wonder she loved that character, it was her when she was 17.Sharon Ervinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034672245013019017noreply@blogger.com