tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post7921557952412902777..comments2024-03-08T09:09:27.748-05:00Comments on Tara Tyler Talks: Seven Deadly Sins with CharacterTara Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-46779942679231169272014-11-14T00:48:42.233-05:002014-11-14T00:48:42.233-05:00Awesome advice Tara :) I love it.. Rinse. Lather. ...Awesome advice Tara :) I love it.. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. You are right. It sure is a lot of work, but worth it all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656368340547599511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-23794374655897166072014-11-12T17:08:57.254-05:002014-11-12T17:08:57.254-05:00Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Some days it all see...Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Some days it all seems so pointless, then others make it worthwhile.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-66632162758231306692014-11-11T18:45:43.686-05:002014-11-11T18:45:43.686-05:00Thanks for the pep talk! Yep, as self-marketers no...Thanks for the pep talk! Yep, as self-marketers no one else is going to do it - not easy for the shyer among us, but our books deserve it!<br /><br />Congrats on being placed in the anthology. Your story sounds great.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-14684006075082367122014-11-09T19:04:44.877-05:002014-11-09T19:04:44.877-05:00Great post! I'm writing, revising, and marketi...Great post! I'm writing, revising, and marketing. I think I just melted into my chair. And thank you for the tag. I'm filled up for a month, though! So I'll do a quick answer for it here:<br />Greed - I have several free books, most recently from Creepy Freebies.<br />Wrath - Gena Showalter.<br />Gluttony - The Harry Potter series.<br />Sloth - The Gormenghast series.<br />Pride - None.<br />Lust - Intelligence, sense of humor, compassion, strength.<br />Envy - Any of Christopher Buehlman's.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-6498781736675916812014-11-09T03:38:42.874-05:002014-11-09T03:38:42.874-05:00Great advice Tara! On point.
Thanks for playing al...Great advice Tara! On point.<br />Thanks for playing along with the Literary Seven Deadly Sins!<br />Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-52649195799028467242014-11-07T11:10:06.710-05:002014-11-07T11:10:06.710-05:00yay thank you for the tag! love doing them :) and ...yay thank you for the tag! love doing them :) and I love your advice about marketing. When I get there, I know I will be so shy! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181207761130079393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-69493130880329823342014-11-07T09:27:30.080-05:002014-11-07T09:27:30.080-05:00I used to LOVE Grisham's books but the past fe...I used to LOVE Grisham's books but the past few I haven't been a fan of. The Pelican Brief was my all-time fav of his. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-87064853067520239852014-11-06T22:54:23.707-05:002014-11-06T22:54:23.707-05:00I love your seven deadly characters! And those are...I love your seven deadly characters! And those are some great choices, and I pretty much agree, especially since I have similar stuff in my stacks. Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-41686076577822925662014-11-06T19:22:16.469-05:002014-11-06T19:22:16.469-05:00Good pep talk. And I have the same complaint about...Good pep talk. And I have the same complaint about James Patterson.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-6941258701382856122014-11-06T16:32:43.514-05:002014-11-06T16:32:43.514-05:00I am in the midst of rereading something now. I fi...I am in the midst of rereading something now. I first read it 20 years ago, so I only remember the basic plot of the book. All the details are fresh for me.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-63170343044661796822014-11-06T14:21:56.264-05:002014-11-06T14:21:56.264-05:00I'm event hopping with you!! See you Saturday!...I'm event hopping with you!! See you Saturday! More good books to look up!! I downloaded Tyrean's book for Chad. I figure I'm taking forever to get through my reading list, I'm outsourcing some of them. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-19069468018643095352014-11-06T09:43:44.722-05:002014-11-06T09:43:44.722-05:00Nice of you to give advice Tara. Fun reading your ...Nice of you to give advice Tara. Fun reading your seven sins and for me being an intellectual isn't really a priority of mine. So I wouldn't have any books to share. Jeremy that's what you get when you mess with life and death. Ooh, I'm going to check out Tyrean's character hop post. I'm intrigued. Have a great day Tara.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-91743241356170440602014-11-06T05:25:22.114-05:002014-11-06T05:25:22.114-05:00Hi Tara - fun post with all the different aspects ...Hi Tara - fun post with all the different aspects ... I enjoyed the read, have lots to learn from it .. and as to reading books: I must do it ... <br /><br />Congratulations re your books .. and then I see you've a podcast interview ... spreading our wings is what we need to do .. and you're definitely doing that .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-46533187127522798772014-11-06T01:36:06.154-05:002014-11-06T01:36:06.154-05:00The zombie thing is certainly a plot twist your po...The zombie thing is certainly a plot twist your poor character didn't see coming, Tyrean ;) eek!<br /><br />Great advice further up there, Tara - so succinct but so on point!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-15691093650693945592014-11-05T22:26:35.829-05:002014-11-05T22:26:35.829-05:00Crit partners are invaluable. This is an encouragi...Crit partners are invaluable. This is an encouraging post. Thanks.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-66861129769505583462014-11-05T17:49:48.257-05:002014-11-05T17:49:48.257-05:00I've got Gone Girl on CD and will be "rea...I've got Gone Girl on CD and will be "reading" it during my commutes to work and meetings over the next few weeks. Very psyched. A perfect dark novel for this time of year.Kim Van Sicklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957877837203134260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-52567643643145143832014-11-05T17:33:36.455-05:002014-11-05T17:33:36.455-05:00Jess sounds admirable. I'd be very interested...Jess sounds admirable. I'd be very interested in reading this story.<br />My biggest pet peeves right now are editing and marketing. I know we have to give it our all but sometimes, I feel like throwing in the towel, especially with marketing. And when I do feel like this, I take a day or two to have "me" time and get back on the horse, full throttle. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-41225042877717285642014-11-05T13:20:40.884-05:002014-11-05T13:20:40.884-05:00Great advice, and a very big +1 to that whole crit...Great advice, and a very big +1 to that whole critique partner thing. You don't have to spend thousands of dollars hiring an editor - just get a few critique partners that you can trust and that you know will thoroughly comb out any errors.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-1758752839808974482014-11-05T11:37:56.720-05:002014-11-05T11:37:56.720-05:00It's hard to find a critique partner when you ...It's hard to find a critique partner when you write so outside of what everyone else seems to be writing. Everyone else in CP matchups on message boards and blog hops seems to be writing what I'm not, and I'm in such a small minority.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-2391041507102329132014-11-05T11:11:00.664-05:002014-11-05T11:11:00.664-05:00Great post. Enjoyed the 7 deadly sins blog hop. I...Great post. Enjoyed the 7 deadly sins blog hop. I did the meet my character one a while back. It was quite fun. I enjoyed yours.<br /><br />Juneta at <a href="http://www.junetakey.com/posts/category/blog-life-happens/" rel="nofollow"> Writer's Gambit </a><br />Juneta keyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815758043024184034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-3442523866273534622014-11-05T11:07:35.561-05:002014-11-05T11:07:35.561-05:00Love the advice. I'm in the editing phase, whi...Love the advice. I'm in the editing phase, which is not fun. Not at all. I'm trying to take your advice and find some more CPs, since I feel like I don't know how to fix my book anymore.Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-4381413759129167942014-11-05T10:33:02.392-05:002014-11-05T10:33:02.392-05:00Love your category cheers!
Jeremy sounds like an ...Love your category cheers! <br />Jeremy sounds like an interesting character.<br />And that's so true of John Grisham. Just never thought of that way before. :)Tonja Dreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683717853264134466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-25515633288917710252014-11-05T10:18:11.090-05:002014-11-05T10:18:11.090-05:00I'm under the marketer phase, so thank you for...I'm under the marketer phase, so thank you for that bit of motivation. I really need it! <br /><br />Also, cool blog hop!Fida Islaihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092246146139978450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-4148478129230935282014-11-05T10:05:54.219-05:002014-11-05T10:05:54.219-05:00Lots of encouragement here, Tara. Thanks!
Madelin...Lots of encouragement here, Tara. Thanks!<br /><br />Madeline @ <a href="http://MadelineMora-Summonte.com/" rel="nofollow">The Shellshank Redemption</a>Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2502176161456143914.post-28106565808954501922014-11-05T10:01:08.497-05:002014-11-05T10:01:08.497-05:00New Writer here! Thanks for the words of encourage...New Writer here! Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm definitely in the Write On phase, also in one of the short breaks you talked about. Off to get back to it!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.com