tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post2578926242118662387..comments2024-01-04T12:40:44.982-05:00Comments on Linda Grimes: Visiting Reality : You take the Lone Ranger, I'll take TontoLinda G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-39505212540248697982010-05-13T11:01:35.302-04:002010-05-13T11:01:35.302-04:00Humm, good timing. I'm just chewing on a new ...Humm, good timing. I'm just chewing on a new story and this really caught me. I don't do sidekicks. Maybe I should give it a whirl and see what complexity it adds. Sounds like fun... and later? Can always be cut if not fun enough. Sidekicks. Humm.Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758977872663382006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-54370101110521867272010-05-07T15:28:27.544-04:002010-05-07T15:28:27.544-04:00LR -- I tend to think anyone who shows up in a nov...LR -- I tend to think anyone who shows up in a novel had better have a good reason to be there. (Of course, the definition of "good reason" may vary from writer to writer.) But I pretty much believe everyone--even the "cameos" thrown in for flavor--should forward the plot in some way.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-81674479508898355092010-05-07T15:19:17.195-04:002010-05-07T15:19:17.195-04:00Hmm interesting post. I think sidekicks need to ha...Hmm interesting post. I think sidekicks need to have a darn good reason to be there - aside from just being a sidekick. <br /><br />And maybe that's a difference between theatre and novels. On a stage you could have lots of people running around, but in a novel anyone who's extraneous has gotta go. <br /><br />Dunno. Would be my theory. You're the actress though! :)LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839870925431989156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-55571819491098866602010-05-07T14:32:09.165-04:002010-05-07T14:32:09.165-04:00Stageman -- And thank you, Lenny Bruce, for having...Stageman -- And thank you, Lenny Bruce, for having a mouth on you makes me look like a saint by comparison. ;)<br /><br />Hi, Kelly! Welcome. :) So, basically, you're conflicted. Since conflicted characters are always the most fascinating, that's cool. <br /><br />Karla -- See, heroes only THINK they're in charge. Really it's the sidekick subtly calling the plays. ;) <br /><br />Cynthia -- If you ever feel the need for a potty-mouthed sidekick in one of your books, feel free to model her after me. ;)Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-29480167899610951392010-05-07T12:58:34.803-04:002010-05-07T12:58:34.803-04:00Favorite sidekick? Would have to be Tom Arnold in ...Favorite sidekick? Would have to be Tom Arnold in TRUE LIES. Just absolutely hilarious!<br /><br />Co-favorite sidekick? Marissa Tomei's character in MY COUSIN VINNY. Equally side-splitting.<br /><br />I have to have sidekicks in my writing, because otherwise my heroine winds up mumbling to herself a lot. Not so good. And yeah, they do steal all the really good lines, but that's their job. :-)Cynthia Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128418037470085123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-58379703786122590692010-05-07T12:57:29.874-04:002010-05-07T12:57:29.874-04:00Eh...I'm not the hero type...I'm more the ...Eh...I'm not the hero type...I'm more the "let me start out as your sidekick, throw out quite a few snarky zingers, help uncover the dastardly deeds of the our archnemisis and then show the hero how to really save the day" type...cuz well, I don't take orders too well. sorry... :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612218172442721987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-43944815660191606562010-05-07T12:47:59.634-04:002010-05-07T12:47:59.634-04:00I have to say I totally agree. In fact I am proba...I have to say I totally agree. In fact I am probably more sidekick material myself but am a serious Type A personality so I can't actually BE the sidekick. I would always be telling the hero how they are not doing their hero job correctly while making snarky smart a@# comments. After a few minutes of proving the hero sucks at being the hero and assuring said hero I can do the job better...well you see how this is suddenly spiraling out of control.Kelly Breakeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170230808730463954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051602384535005789.post-87729517534211474592010-05-07T11:27:18.167-04:002010-05-07T11:27:18.167-04:00"Thank you, Mask Man"
~Lenny Bruce"Thank you, Mask Man"<br />~Lenny Brucestagemanbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225378341822070104noreply@blogger.com