tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post2814987467972990953..comments2024-03-29T05:30:42.611-04:00Comments on SOS Aloha Book Reviews and More: Aloha to Collette Cameron and WAGERS GONE AWRY Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-92173821617977845012015-04-25T14:29:29.215-04:002015-04-25T14:29:29.215-04:00I absolutely love secondary characters. If they in...I absolutely love secondary characters. If they interest me enuf, I hope they will get their own book.<br />gmapeonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-71895288880724401422015-04-24T20:21:17.660-04:002015-04-24T20:21:17.660-04:00I adore secondary characters! As long as it flows ...I adore secondary characters! As long as it flows with the plot and isn't extreme/hard to follow/brings you out of the story I'm okay with political situations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619148537661675785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-4495126038265156992015-04-24T14:52:13.059-04:002015-04-24T14:52:13.059-04:00If it's written well, I can go along with poli...If it's written well, I can go along with politics and social situations outside of the H/h. I LOVE secondary characters as well. They bring a different side of the story to light in my opinion. :)Tina Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301876611384496359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-50434406433837530222015-04-23T23:45:34.811-04:002015-04-23T23:45:34.811-04:00I love reading about secondary characters and issu...I love reading about secondary characters and issues of the time.Cathy Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-38339532610994368072015-04-23T07:38:40.849-04:002015-04-23T07:38:40.849-04:00I really enjoy when historicals delve into the iss...I really enjoy when historicals delve into the issues of the time. It makes the story seem more real to me.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-52153958203464170082015-04-22T23:40:07.421-04:002015-04-22T23:40:07.421-04:00doesn't matter to medoesn't matter to mebn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-90413397507478840852015-04-22T08:36:23.937-04:002015-04-22T08:36:23.937-04:00I love hearing about secondary characters lives an...I love hearing about secondary characters lives and usually wish they get their own book.<br />patoctAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-55961066118170170562015-04-21T23:36:32.800-04:002015-04-21T23:36:32.800-04:00Yes. Yes. And. No.
The secondary characters and...Yes. Yes. And. No. <br /><br />The secondary characters and current events help fill out a story and make it so much more interesting. It is hard to escape into a story if it is not at all believable or interesting. Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011542520602315103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-73505401408539786392015-04-21T22:49:34.968-04:002015-04-21T22:49:34.968-04:00Ha, or not, is so true! Ha, or not, is so true! Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-27709824332569032712015-04-21T22:49:07.920-04:002015-04-21T22:49:07.920-04:00I was just working a story today, and I like one o...I was just working a story today, and I like one of the secondary characters so much, I'm already trying to figure out how she can have her own story. Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-58461351178534892392015-04-21T22:45:01.807-04:002015-04-21T22:45:01.807-04:00Secondary characters add so much to a story, they ...Secondary characters add so much to a story, they can help show different sides to the main characters. And I love when they get their own story in a series! I do like to learn about how people actually loved in their times - it can show us how far we've come (or not).Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621358091229477687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-2000634865267816982015-04-21T21:04:06.768-04:002015-04-21T21:04:06.768-04:00I love getting to see more into the lives of secon...I love getting to see more into the lives of secondary characters. You never know when they will have their own story.Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-23760834706790093022015-04-21T13:13:54.428-04:002015-04-21T13:13:54.428-04:00Karen, your reply reminds me of a line Heath says ...Karen, your reply reminds me of a line Heath says in Wagers Gone Awry. Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-10594191045957258912015-04-21T13:13:23.406-04:002015-04-21T13:13:23.406-04:00Exactly, Linda. For a romance, I think that's ...Exactly, Linda. For a romance, I think that's critical. Not so much for just historical fiction. Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-79241792322133197732015-04-21T13:12:43.829-04:002015-04-21T13:12:43.829-04:00It makes the reading more realistic, doesn't i...It makes the reading more realistic, doesn't it Linda? Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-35420031708365060642015-04-21T12:12:49.596-04:002015-04-21T12:12:49.596-04:00Secondary characters make the story more real. Som...Secondary characters make the story more real. Sometime they even steal the show! Similarly on the social issues. I'm impressed when authors add that to a story & yet keep the romance in the forefrontLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796250279878652019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-75188792577494867032015-04-21T11:32:32.122-04:002015-04-21T11:32:32.122-04:00I'd say Yes, Yes, and No.I'd say Yes, Yes, and No.Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879661976460705463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-38094931600856780212015-04-21T11:13:56.144-04:002015-04-21T11:13:56.144-04:00Yes, I do enjoy secondary characters. They add a f...Yes, I do enjoy secondary characters. They add a fun element to the story. And I love reading about the social issues of the era. I like to be transported back to that time and one way to really do that is to include what society was dealing with back then. Linda McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696725014931280501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-65695403831458778982015-04-21T09:52:42.922-04:002015-04-21T09:52:42.922-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-89046886441658885542015-04-21T09:52:31.276-04:002015-04-21T09:52:31.276-04:00I love that! I'm full of random trivia and fac...I love that! I'm full of random trivia and facts and when people ask me how I know stuff, I tell them I read a lot. And now, research a lot! Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-38053786094294915572015-04-21T09:51:48.508-04:002015-04-21T09:51:48.508-04:00Denise, I'm with you. If the social issue is a...Denise, I'm with you. If the social issue is accurate to the period, I like seeing it interspersed lightly throughout the story. I've seen 21st century issues in historicals and in my opinion, it detracts from the story's authenticity. Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-22229768004792502282015-04-21T09:50:40.446-04:002015-04-21T09:50:40.446-04:00Good point, Danielle. The focus needs to be on the...Good point, Danielle. The focus needs to be on the main characters and the secondary ones enhance the story. I even use animals as characters. Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-25490040367126931152015-04-21T09:50:00.566-04:002015-04-21T09:50:00.566-04:00A lot of my secondary characters demand their own ...A lot of my secondary characters demand their own stories! Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-9982710513425728862015-04-21T09:49:39.490-04:002015-04-21T09:49:39.490-04:00Exactly, Debby. It makes the story more authentic....Exactly, Debby. It makes the story more authentic. Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-24776115713394677272015-04-21T09:49:10.752-04:002015-04-21T09:49:10.752-04:00You're welcome. It's interesting the thing...You're welcome. It's interesting the things I'll uncover during research that I had no idea were an issue. Collette Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497601406058146770noreply@blogger.com