tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post2965475482617931770..comments2024-03-28T02:15:48.716-05:00Comments on Chasing Dreams: Fat CharactersTamara Hart Heinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-87309876670156374492009-12-17T18:39:16.561-06:002009-12-17T18:39:16.561-06:00Is anyone fat in my books or where I live? Well, I...Is anyone fat in my books or where I live? Well, I don't write books. People around this area are pretty trim.Aaron and Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366490612211481247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-85410916740942526032009-12-17T14:10:23.740-06:002009-12-17T14:10:23.740-06:00Wow, Simon! That's incredible! Maybe I should&...Wow, Simon! That's incredible! Maybe I should've based my book out of Philly...then I could leave all my characters fat! :)Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-74593167018962490422009-12-17T14:07:11.854-06:002009-12-17T14:07:11.854-06:00I'm not on any draft, since I write flash fict...I'm not on any draft, since I write flash fiction and short stories... :)<br /><br />But I do live near Philadelphia, which at one point was the heaviest city in the nation. They had a campaign a few years back to lose 1,000,000 pounds in Philly. Don't know how it turned out, but it certainly gives you an idea of how much excess weight Philly's cartin' around. :0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-62871517108384206182009-12-17T10:32:39.152-06:002009-12-17T10:32:39.152-06:00Wow. I never thought about whether my characters a...Wow. I never thought about whether my characters are fat or slim. I guess I tend to gravitate more toward slim characters. If I have a fat character, which I can't even think of one right now, they're probably a bad guy. <br /><br />I'm on draft 2 of the book I'm revising. Obviously, not a lot of work has been done with it.Vicky Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549357831278863152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-86107440747397906022009-12-17T08:43:48.296-06:002009-12-17T08:43:48.296-06:00Five drafts, girl. This is number five. And I know...Five drafts, girl. This is number five. And I know it's not the last.Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-27666056859356686902009-12-17T07:29:29.723-06:002009-12-17T07:29:29.723-06:00Wow! Five drafts??? Please tell me it isn't so...Wow! Five drafts??? Please tell me it isn't so! lol. I loved this post. I took the time (since I couldn't' sleep this morning) to work on my sequel which I hadn't done in a long time. I've missed that creative spark the comes with writing. I feel like I've been editing forever too, and yet, it has only been a little over a month! Yikes! I'm so happy for your edits to Melissa Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067786807136441491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-23409891959197584862009-12-17T06:37:39.286-06:002009-12-17T06:37:39.286-06:00For somereason i have an image of you giving all y...For somereason i have an image of you giving all your characters a mental diet and exercise regime. <br /><br />I like chubby characters in books they seem more loveable somehow. <br /><br />Kate xx<br />http://secretofficeconfessions.blogspot.com/Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940810066436848209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-75878234539272253172009-12-16T22:02:57.856-06:002009-12-16T22:02:57.856-06:00I'll echo everyone else that your plethora of ...I'll echo everyone else that your plethora of portly characters made me chuckle. I probably should toss at least one in my WIP.Jaime Thelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442679809704484650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-73364165693266042982009-12-16T15:36:45.632-06:002009-12-16T15:36:45.632-06:00How funny that you had so many hefty characters! I...How funny that you had so many hefty characters! It's always interesting the things other people notice in our writing :)Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-70774796766085226472009-12-16T15:36:38.192-06:002009-12-16T15:36:38.192-06:00That's funny that you had a lot of portly char...That's funny that you had a lot of portly characters. I have one in my book. I think we need more chubby characters in the world. :) I don't even count my drafts anymore. It just makes me tired. :)Kasie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169629001145903361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-84790070468671608492009-12-16T15:23:32.052-06:002009-12-16T15:23:32.052-06:00I'm loving ya'lls terminology. "invas...I'm loving ya'lls terminology. "invasion of the chubbies"? "Peppering of overweight characters"? Funny.Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-48075617382467803052009-12-16T15:03:16.548-06:002009-12-16T15:03:16.548-06:00Congrats on getting through this round of edits! T...Congrats on getting through this round of edits! The invasion of the chubbies is kind of funny. My MC's British aunt is plump in a soft, huggable sort of way. But other than her, most of my characters are, well, average I guess. My characters are New Yorkers and Europeans, who tend to be thin from walking everywhere. I do see plenty of overweight folks here in Philly. Our most exported local Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-88112329664067476952009-12-16T14:46:09.897-06:002009-12-16T14:46:09.897-06:00Karen--but your book is set thirty years ago. Prob...Karen--but your book is set thirty years ago. Probably very few people were fat back then!Tamara Hart Heinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562765111202443160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-17691103581962378892009-12-16T14:25:38.957-06:002009-12-16T14:25:38.957-06:00In my books NO ONE is fat. Farm Girl-- set on Nebr...In my books NO ONE is fat. Farm Girl-- set on Nebraska farm land during Depression era...fat? Are you kidding? Uncut Diamonds-- Marcie and her sisters are obsessed with their weight and always on some kind of diet or another. So no fat there, although there's a lot of references to "being fat" and dieting, (I know, it's total chick lit) none of the characters are overweight.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-46990851706930073372009-12-16T13:57:10.826-06:002009-12-16T13:57:10.826-06:00Great work, Tamara. I think having a few different...Great work, Tamara. I think having a few different religions will help more people identify with your characters... of course, duh, but it feels good to say it.<br /><br />That's simply hilarious you had such a peppering of overweight characters. Maybe everyone is overweight compared to you? :)Mary Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381578745894421730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903433327920936021.post-74873357938637639812009-12-16T13:57:09.375-06:002009-12-16T13:57:09.375-06:00I have one character that is specifically Barkos t...I have one character that is specifically Barkos the Fat. Kind of a cross between Ben Franklin and Crassus of Rome (Spartacus' antagonist)-yeah that's random but it will make sense. He is the only character that comes to mind that is designated fat and its in part because of his great wealth and lifestyle.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.com