tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post679783169642002840..comments2023-11-05T04:21:37.323-08:00Comments on Author Ally: Ally Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-64857300656091601772015-05-05T13:03:47.569-07:002015-05-05T13:03:47.569-07:00Thanks, Jana! Exactly how I'm feeling, other c...Thanks, Jana! Exactly how I'm feeling, other characters are shouting for attention now.Ally Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-74751047018226743652015-05-04T18:25:38.691-07:002015-05-04T18:25:38.691-07:00I still think about characters I've created lo...I still think about characters I've created long "The End" is written. But by the time I get to the end of writing a story, there's usually other characters and plots whirling around my head that I'm excited to start writing. Onward and upward! Jana Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624650840243322617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-88947881683263934822015-05-04T17:51:07.340-07:002015-05-04T17:51:07.340-07:00Thanks, Marlow. I needed that :)Thanks, Marlow. I needed that :)Ally Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-7499994024907245772015-05-04T17:44:15.963-07:002015-05-04T17:44:15.963-07:00I think the fact that you're so attached to yo...I think the fact that you're so attached to your characters shows what a great writer you are.<br />Congrats on finishing your third book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050841921811007623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-41530636085998894992015-05-04T15:37:31.485-07:002015-05-04T15:37:31.485-07:00Thanks, Barbara. Yes, I hope I gave them a good fu...Thanks, Barbara. Yes, I hope I gave them a good future. Ally Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-6528937819935282282015-05-04T15:36:19.664-07:002015-05-04T15:36:19.664-07:00Good advice! My other WIP main character is 20 yea...Good advice! My other WIP main character is 20 years younger, completely different voice in my head.Ally Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-37845048469849086202015-05-04T15:35:15.972-07:002015-05-04T15:35:15.972-07:00Mary, that's really interesting. I like the ca...Mary, that's really interesting. I like the cameo roles. You're right, goodbye doesn't have to mean forever (song from the 70s?). Thanks!Ally Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-91014168892621898562015-05-04T15:31:43.572-07:002015-05-04T15:31:43.572-07:00Oh, what a good post. I so agree! I hate saying go...Oh, what a good post. I so agree! I hate saying goodbye to my characters--that must be why series or connected storylines are so popular, as you all mentioned. I mean, we love our people--and we just hope they're still getting along okay, even now ;)Barbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-71979319493440595762015-05-04T11:08:03.966-07:002015-05-04T11:08:03.966-07:00It varies with me on how sad I am to say goodbye. ...It varies with me on how sad I am to say goodbye. I think it's because I don't really feel like I'm the creator and they don't always do what I want. But some are harder to let go of them others. I used the hero in my first book in my third book and he has "cameo roles" in his sons' books. And I'm planning to write his daughter's book someday. And sometimes goodbye is not forever even with the same book. I've been revising my backlist to put them out as ebooks, and I'm excited for a chance rewrite the stories of two different couples, hopefully this summer. Mary Gillgannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576518364465232493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-53382531506744134062015-05-04T10:17:22.890-07:002015-05-04T10:17:22.890-07:00I'm right there with you, Ally, in hating to l...I'm right there with you, Ally, in hating to let go. The only way I have found to get over it is to start writing the next series.Angelina Jamesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051842039568305586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-4625640720719529292015-05-04T10:12:16.775-07:002015-05-04T10:12:16.775-07:00Thanks, Mary. Glad to know I'm not the only on...Thanks, Mary. Glad to know I'm not the only one who gets attached to something I made up! Strange concept when you really think about it. :)Ally Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-8551471082890439202015-05-04T10:10:41.785-07:002015-05-04T10:10:41.785-07:00Thanks, Susabelle. I usually don't do epilogue...Thanks, Susabelle. I usually don't do epilogues, but did in the final one. I gave all the minor characters a quick 'toast' to the couple. I do love the set in the future epilogues too, they seal definitely seal the HEA.Ally Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090259158740139606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-83973914248364375492015-05-04T09:36:09.659-07:002015-05-04T09:36:09.659-07:00I felt the same way, Ally the other day. I'm s...I felt the same way, Ally the other day. I'm saying good-bye to my couples by giving them their own special time alone within the pages, but my heart still ached. It's now time to close the door, knowing that future readers will enter their world for the first time, and I pray they'll fall in love with my characters as I did, too. Thanks for sharing your post today. Mary Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999861032120466782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764263070612946040.post-7346033048667205062015-05-04T09:33:29.989-07:002015-05-04T09:33:29.989-07:00I love all my characters. At the end of a story, ...I love all my characters. At the end of a story, I often put in an Epilogue, so that I can "finish out" their path. It has helped me to do that, and maybe it would help you. I put them somewhere in the future in a sweet little scene, to show that they truly "made it" to HEA. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396084410555987304noreply@blogger.com