tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post4574885491780158225..comments2023-10-29T06:46:47.858-05:00Comments on brooke johnson's blog: the importance of relationshipsBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728905100557593958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-57807865450674826232011-06-23T13:03:44.883-05:002011-06-23T13:03:44.883-05:00I totally agree, Brooke. Hook me on your character...I totally agree, Brooke. Hook me on your characters and your characters' relationships and I'm going to stay with the story until the end. And then your next book is going to be an auto-buy. :o)Sheila Seabrookhttp://www.sheilaseabrook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-33280531977117949302011-06-23T10:47:55.747-05:002011-06-23T10:47:55.747-05:00Of course the best books have both fronts excellen...Of course the best books have both fronts excellently executed. :) It's just getting to the point where I have so many books to read that I need to care what happens to the characters. I don't want to waste my time reading a so-so book, when I could be reading something that speaks to me, that makes me care.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments :)Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728905100557593958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-15809268356166998592011-06-23T08:24:54.824-05:002011-06-23T08:24:54.824-05:00I do really care about the characters--I love seei...I do really care about the characters--I love seeing how characters' relationships with one another change or grow over the course of a story. To me a good book blends the external events--the adventure and crisis--with how the characters interact with one another.Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-90165316381457085112011-06-22T13:44:36.840-05:002011-06-22T13:44:36.840-05:00Brooke - I think you do a wonderful analysis of th...Brooke - I think you do a wonderful analysis of the pull of both types of stories and what readers will look for in each. This is a great post!<br /><br />I think I shift back and forth depending on the timeframe I'm at in my life as to whether I long for the relationship or the adventure. Best of both worlds is to have it all! :-)S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.com