tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post4913480030749375810..comments2024-03-09T00:24:14.856-05:00Comments on Crystal Collier: Young Adult Author: Torturing Characters into Giving Away BooksCrystal Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-71135255128273224392014-06-26T08:50:07.826-04:002014-06-26T08:50:07.826-04:00Dream ideas are either brilliant or... what the he...Dream ideas are either brilliant or... what the hell does that mean? I wish you many of the former and none of the latter :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-36728844608451401822014-06-24T19:17:22.954-04:002014-06-24T19:17:22.954-04:00I think characters have to endure the tough stuff,...I think characters have to endure the tough stuff, but I don't like it when it's overdone.H. R. Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715450637785127208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-32635225163315526542014-06-24T11:54:02.980-04:002014-06-24T11:54:02.980-04:00Juliette, I wouldn't expect anything different...Juliette, I wouldn't expect anything different from you. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-25124600630164557782014-06-24T11:53:39.238-04:002014-06-24T11:53:39.238-04:00That's right. Let's earn those happy endin...That's right. Let's earn those happy endings, eh? Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-40120197879552316092014-06-24T11:53:03.217-04:002014-06-24T11:53:03.217-04:00Oh my goodness, I know that sensation. There was o...Oh my goodness, I know that sensation. There was one scene I wrote where it literally felt like my soul was breaking. Yup. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-75624795359168239632014-06-24T11:52:25.683-04:002014-06-24T11:52:25.683-04:00True. THROW THEM DOWN THE WELL! =DTrue. THROW THEM DOWN THE WELL! =DCrystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-11628353664166945362014-06-24T11:50:23.028-04:002014-06-24T11:50:23.028-04:00I hope so, because the other track was too expensi...I hope so, because the other track was too expensive. ;)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-44823272325718831262014-06-24T11:49:54.447-04:002014-06-24T11:49:54.447-04:00I know. I find myself say, "Yes, I'm goin...I know. I find myself say, "Yes, I'm going to chop off your arm, but it will be for your own good." ;PCrystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-51664118904852509692014-06-24T11:48:49.565-04:002014-06-24T11:48:49.565-04:00Medeia, me too.Medeia, me too.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-8201539151119951812014-06-24T11:48:30.410-04:002014-06-24T11:48:30.410-04:00I completely agree. The extremes are the best. =)I completely agree. The extremes are the best. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-29894152442651634652014-06-24T11:47:13.148-04:002014-06-24T11:47:13.148-04:00Oh, I know! Man.Oh, I know! Man.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-27742664530173072432014-06-24T11:46:53.811-04:002014-06-24T11:46:53.811-04:00LOL. I'll take it, any day.LOL. I'll take it, any day. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-43666926224064435612014-06-24T11:46:29.081-04:002014-06-24T11:46:29.081-04:00LOL. Real life is always so dark, eh? LOL. Real life is always so dark, eh? Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-91022708426971894412014-06-24T11:45:24.903-04:002014-06-24T11:45:24.903-04:00Same here. Same here. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-6269601957439082802014-06-24T11:35:17.214-04:002014-06-24T11:35:17.214-04:00Ava, you crack me up. Ava, you crack me up. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-62310523554308087862014-06-24T11:34:56.505-04:002014-06-24T11:34:56.505-04:00Agreed. We shouldn't shelter them. We should f...Agreed. We shouldn't shelter them. We should follow them through whatever it is they need to endure.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-49457573301731447672014-06-24T11:33:52.246-04:002014-06-24T11:33:52.246-04:00LOL! You're smart. The question is, are you ri...LOL! You're smart. The question is, are you right? =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-1419344143483655662014-06-24T11:33:18.528-04:002014-06-24T11:33:18.528-04:00*high five* *high five* Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-14311392338998975392014-06-24T11:32:18.473-04:002014-06-24T11:32:18.473-04:00Maybe, and that's totally fine. We need those ...Maybe, and that's totally fine. We need those too. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-66644601135486652832014-06-24T11:31:52.223-04:002014-06-24T11:31:52.223-04:00So true. You can fix anything in the edits. So true. You can fix anything in the edits. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-42170255742174919932014-06-24T11:30:39.057-04:002014-06-24T11:30:39.057-04:00Such great thoughts, Gina. I think I did that once...Such great thoughts, Gina. I think I did that once--made myself cry. Just once--but then I'm not the typically a cryer, especially while reading. <br /><br />Yay! You just gave me super happy fuzzies. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-10429796064005802472014-06-24T11:28:05.124-04:002014-06-24T11:28:05.124-04:00LOL! Lynda, you may have some unresolved childhood...LOL! Lynda, you may have some unresolved childhood issues. Do we need to talk. ;) Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-41562812612403317042014-06-24T11:27:19.222-04:002014-06-24T11:27:19.222-04:00A proud parent, eh? I feel more like a vengeful cr...A proud parent, eh? I feel more like a vengeful creator. =) Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-7077008409120568962014-06-24T11:25:56.011-04:002014-06-24T11:25:56.011-04:00Too true. You should be writing about your charact...Too true. You should be writing about your character's darkest fears. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568183101637683554.post-39253226954595295862014-06-24T11:24:21.192-04:002014-06-24T11:24:21.192-04:00It definitely will make them better in the end. =)...It definitely will make them better in the end. =)Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.com