tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489685783704493755.post7161588703204642418..comments2023-07-26T09:55:48.093-04:00Comments on S. R. Wood: Closer to the swampS R Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08934872671798326776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489685783704493755.post-31333811175969224172009-04-18T09:36:00.001-04:002009-04-18T09:36:00.001-04:00Sorry--screwed up the signature--Babs be me on the...Sorry--screwed up the signature--Babs be me on the above comment.Babsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489685783704493755.post-84935983300951259282009-04-18T09:36:00.000-04:002009-04-18T09:36:00.000-04:00Bravo! I think the challenge for really good writ...Bravo! I think the challenge for really good writers is to find ways that each and every reader, in your case, the young adults, can identify with aspects of one character or another. If the reader feels the author "understands" them through the characters, it increases the credibility of the characters and the story and makes the reader want to turn each and every page to see how the characters resolve conflicts. The difficulty is, as you well know, that each person reacts and deals with situations differently depending on their own personalities. We tend to give characters our own characteristics because that is easiest to do. Ahhhh, the challenges for you as the writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com