I mean, I'm the one with a stuffed boa, a plush pink octopus, a (new) fanged asp and godhelpus a yellow ducky in my office AND who posts pictures of same on blog, so really, who am I to waggle a finger saying "nuts" to anyone!
In fact the pink octopus has an opinion about this whole thing:
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A lot of my readers have asked me to let Trevor Twitter. It's a scary thought, but if the readers want it...
Well I sure can't say anything either. I have a a pet sock monkey for pete's sake !
I was sure the octopus was going to be holding up a middle tentacle!
Though I don't use twitter for my characters, I do use LiveJournal to post journal entries for my characters in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. I was already writing fanfiction for them, so I took the next step and created journal entries for them. You'd be amazed how much you can understand your character by doing this.
Unfortunately I've yet to find a way to make this work for characters I'm using in novels because the novels are a snapshot of one point in time for my characters. Where as my MMORPG characters are forever moving forward and changing.
It's certainly an unique way of getting to know ones characters, that's for sure.
A bit odd, but the more I think about it, the more I like it - I find myself having conversations with the characters I have the hardest time writing about, so why not conversations on Twitter instead of saying it out loud and having my family look at me weird :)
It's no stranger than setting up an AIM conversation between characters as an exercise in dialogue (don't ask how I know this works. Please don't : ))
It's only a problem when your characters start Twitter-arguing with the author.
My characters twitter while I edit their story. They also complain when I don't edit.
But I can't work out why secondary character @kirstymcinnes is much more popular then my main character @chloewatkins on Twitter. It might be her cheekiness and the fact that she ran a competition to get to 100 followers.
BTW, have you checked out @mister_darcy on Twitter yet?
Is it any wonder we readers all pine for you to be our agent? You are delightful. And I believe that the Pink Octopus deserves his day... get the fellow on twitter already. Otherwise, your pink-octopus-related neglect will be the biggest AgentFail ever. :)
*snickers*
Were-octopussies could be arranged. Possibly cyborg were-octopussies. But only if She of the Stiletto Heel feels that biopunk isn't banned under the No Science Fiction laws.
That's it, that's it! Thanks for the idea, Janet. No, not the Twitter dither, I haven't the time right now. I need a pink octopus help me type my manuscript--yah!!! Anyway--
I can't imagine having Twitters for my characters. They never shut up anyway. I was watching a slammin' anime called Fullmetal Alchemist (which is about the quest of two brothers) and all I could think of was the sibling relationship between two characters (who have not been born yet in my books) and the dialogue they will have in various situations! Why would I Twitter them when they so incessantly talk to me already? O.o
Also, the octopus is so cute it burns. @_@
You have the cutest octopus, lycanthrope or no.
Oh, I think the last thing Twitter needs is a womanizing pirate, senile wizard, sociopath and the girl caught in the middle.
Can't wait to see the octopus and assistant on there, though.
Lawsy, I couldn't resist. ugh, I am so weak.
My secretary, the unreliable beagle, heartily approves.
LOL! Bring on the wereoctopi! That's perfect. :)
In honor of your coolness, I have made a tshirt.
(Please, don't buy this shirt, it was just for fun.)
I think I set it up so it can only be accessed through this link.
Just a little fun with the pics on your site. Keep up all the great advice and snarky comments!
I think the link in my last comment was incorrect.
Here is the correct link. just a bit of fun!
sorry about the confusion :)
the joys of technology!
Haha. You should keep an eye on that pink octopus, Janet. It's the silent ones with hand-drawn signs that you have to watch out for. Especially when they are pushing their weres.
My fav photo you've posted is the one with office footwear...very cool...made me feel like I was getting an inside look at FinePrint life.
Can shoes Twitter?
Sounds like a lot of fun and a great way to engage readers. I don't have time for Twitter, but more power to the rest of yas!
Is it a bad thing that I don't remember some of my characters' Tweets?
I seriously had a nightmare about that octopus.
The pink octopus has a certain sad doggie look about her. My daughter saw her and screamed, "I want one!"
Look at those big, sad eyes. How can you say no to that octopus?
(I can't tell if it's the angle of the photo, or the octopus itself, but it's begging you with its eyes.)
LOL That conversation was so much fun, but I have entirely too many characters from several books to get them all going at once.
However, I did have a Monday Night Brawl event between two of my characters. Nuts? Probably, but it was a blast.
Yes, I'm a freak, but I'm okay with that. =)
The Pink Octopus needs her own blog. I love her.
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