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@catwing @ariel-ashira Sorry, I have to leave now. 🙁

@alia I am so sorry…*takes drink*…that you won’t be on right now…*slurps*…but this tea is just what I needed!

@jenwriter17 Actually, its not hard for me to research without being sidetracked if I am into it, but its those times in between when I pause researching and am like, “what should I look up next?  Oh, Pinterest!”

@alia Ooh! *takes coffee* *adds milk and too much sugar*

Okay, catch ya some other time! 😉

@ariel-ashira ugh Pinterest is SO DISTRACTING! (I was literally just on it XD )

@jenwriter17 Great!  Me too.  I am researching (and getting sidetracked by Pinterest when I really feel like it). 😉

@ariel-ashira That’s okay, I understand. 🙂

I think I’ll be on for a bit more…

@jenwriter17 Hurrah!  Writer’s Corner #20!  *cheers and throws feathers before @catwing gets a chance*

Hey, sorry for dropping out on you without warning earlier.  My Mom came in suddenly and needed the tablet, so I had to go.  You still around?

@catwing Cool! Which guild are you in? (so sorry if I’m forgetting that you’re in mine). I can’t wait to hear how the conference goes. 🙂 I’m just working on tweaking things on my website and fueling my inspiration tank via pinterest. 😛

@catwing I just left cuz no one else seemed to be on, but I can be on some more for a bit. 🙂 watcha working on?

leaving for now…

@ariel-ashira Hi! 😀 I’m just working on some outlining for my NaNo novel (and totally NOT getting distracted by pinterest 😛 ). how ’bout you?

@jenwriter17 I am on for a little bit.  Whatcha up to?

whoops… @ariel-ashira

@seekjustice @rochellaine @alia @airle-ashira @dekreel @dragon-snapper @catwing I’m working on blog stuffs and outlining. 🙂 Anyone on?

@rochellaine

Sorry, my computer ran out of battery, but I’m back again!

Yes, I definitely base characters on people! Usually not purposefully though. I usually just realise, oh! So and so is a lot like so and so.

But I love when those disclaimers are in historical fiction novels, where the characters sometimes are real people.

@seekjustice Well, I don’t base all my characters on real people.  Just some of them.  But I do learn about character traits and behaviors from studying real people.  And I’ve always been sure every other writer does as well. 😉

@seekjustice

Hahaha!! 😛

I always think disclaimers that say “none of the characters are based on any real people” are ridiculous, because I totally base my characters on real people.

How else do you write realistic characters?? 😛

I wonder if it’s like the copyright laws, like, if you change ten percent of them they don’t count as based on…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Maybe authors should start putting disclaimers in the front of their books:

We do not condone the behaviours of any character that seems slightly antagonistic, and nor we do take any responsibility for any of their evil deeds.

I know, poor Curt didn’t deserve anything that I forced him to endure.

Yes, it’s such an entertaining way…[Read more]

@seekjustice

Oh no, they can’t! 😛

Of course he didn’t.  Sweet little Curt.  Poor little Curt. 😀

Have you ever been on the TV Tropes website?  It’s hilarious.