tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post1149371477708328914..comments2024-03-05T13:51:24.898-07:00Comments on Spacefreighters Lounge : Autumn CharactersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-90061085745202273022009-10-16T19:09:39.101-06:002009-10-16T19:09:39.101-06:00Yes, Sharon, I've had a few of those scene ste...Yes, Sharon, I've had a few of those scene stealers too. Even had a villian once my critters campaigned to be the hero of the story.<br /><br />Heather, I totally agree. A villian arriving in the last 15 pages is more of a winter character. LOLL. A. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198035351359321392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-39582730241505221892009-10-15T20:19:29.486-06:002009-10-15T20:19:29.486-06:00Autumn characters is a cool term. Didn't know ...Autumn characters is a cool term. Didn't know they were called that.<br /><br />My only thing is that they shouldn't make an appearance *too* close to the end. I read one book a few months ago where a villain (the second of two in the story) turned up around page 485 of a 500 page book. With zero foreshadowing. That made his presence a complication, not a true conflict. I wouldn't say it ruined the book, but it stuck out like a sore thumb.<br /><br />We readers are so picky, lol! ;)Heather Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00913459109753829391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7808733415551134993.post-86243494428635112212009-10-15T15:26:23.218-06:002009-10-15T15:26:23.218-06:00Great post, Laurie! This reminds me of another typ...Great post, Laurie! This reminds me of another type of character I love - the ones you intend for a walk-on part only, but manage to work themselves deeply into your story and won't let go.Sharon Lynn Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886205665048406062noreply@blogger.com