tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post4231172517950242524..comments2023-11-18T03:15:19.102-06:00Comments on Straight From Hel: ResolutionsHelen Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-50145672981600953462010-01-11T18:11:32.855-06:002010-01-11T18:11:32.855-06:00Helen,
You have such a deep well of energy. I'...Helen, <br />You have such a deep well of energy. I'd like to drink from it. I guess I'll simply appreciate the opportunity to read your blog and look forward to reading your novel. (Oh, and I'm heading over to check out the two non-fiction books you have out...wowwee zowwee woman!)<br />KathyKathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-88776749949957238932010-01-03T22:56:11.003-06:002010-01-03T22:56:11.003-06:00Great question, Helen. Simon's resolution wou...Great question, Helen. Simon's resolution would be to treat his girlfriend and brother with respect.<br /><br />Enjoy writing your novel.Jenn McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-44296768736722985402010-01-02T02:09:04.790-06:002010-01-02T02:09:04.790-06:00My protagonist would bounce a beer can off the hea...My protagonist would bounce a beer can off the head of the person asking about resolutions.<br /><br />Commander Jamieson does not care for such things!<br /><br />Ask him what projects or missions he has planned and keep his glass filled while he tells you.<br /><br />This is the language he speaks!Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-71883629639405367262010-01-01T23:56:14.725-06:002010-01-01T23:56:14.725-06:00Wow, good question, Helen. In the YA I'm query...Wow, good question, Helen. In the YA I'm querying right now, my protagonist would vow to lose ten more pounds so she'd look perfect when she sees her father again. In the book I'm working on right now, my character would resolve to have a better attitude toward her older sister. I think she's getting sick of being mad at her.<br /><br />Happy New Year! Have fun writing the new novel.A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-12863729231300559002010-01-01T19:31:33.362-06:002010-01-01T19:31:33.362-06:00Your 2nd para made me laugh. It's me all over....Your 2nd para made me laugh. It's me all over.<br />Twitter started a #writerlbsoff that starts on Jan 4th, which looks to be fun. A support group of sorts.Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-7103086039109297032010-01-01T17:27:21.715-06:002010-01-01T17:27:21.715-06:00My protagonist resolved to find her uncle's ki...My protagonist resolved to find her uncle's killer.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-4909812694532465412010-01-01T16:33:55.179-06:002010-01-01T16:33:55.179-06:00It's a damn shame they don't make bathroom...It's a damn shame they don't make bathrooms 'self cleaning' as they do modern ovens. Or, cookies that burn calories whilst you eat them for that matter. Now there's an idea.... :)<br /><br />Happy New Year Helen.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-60455174833148756972010-01-01T15:49:40.746-06:002010-01-01T15:49:40.746-06:00Helen, my protagonist in the mystery coming out ne...Helen, my protagonist in the mystery coming out next Dec won't, but she should resolve to clean up her language. She is a homicide detective with a hard edge, and I have tried to tone her down, but she doesn't cooperate.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-38445566704985665532010-01-01T14:24:01.511-06:002010-01-01T14:24:01.511-06:00Good resolutions all.
It's easier, I think, ...Good resolutions all. <br /><br />It's easier, I think, to get our characters to keep their resolutions than for us to keep ours.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-70267538631461028612010-01-01T13:52:07.361-06:002010-01-01T13:52:07.361-06:00Good for you and go for it. Me - I'm New Year&...Good for you and go for it. Me - I'm New Year's resolution free. Have been for years. But I WILL get two new novles pub'd in 2010. (wink)<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-12979399697177682542010-01-01T13:20:55.669-06:002010-01-01T13:20:55.669-06:00Your resolution about dieting sounds like me, but ...Your resolution about dieting sounds like me, but I'd probably go for a brownie instead. It also reminded me of an aunt and uncle I have who the day before they went on a diet, would make a large pan of homemade lasagna. <br /><br />Looking forward to your fiction writing.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-32666436897056305142010-01-01T13:04:00.676-06:002010-01-01T13:04:00.676-06:00Good luck with your fiction plan. If my protagoni...Good luck with your fiction plan. If my protagonist, Cage, had made a resolution it would be to never get involved with magic women or the nobility, especially the king.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-68258633952569453372010-01-01T12:54:13.284-06:002010-01-01T12:54:13.284-06:00Finnigan thinks he needs to deal with the thing th...Finnigan thinks he needs to deal with the thing that killed his son... in facing the white mare, he will find that he is really facing himselfSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257457947894203971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-69871395994671260132010-01-01T12:47:36.127-06:002010-01-01T12:47:36.127-06:00Good for you, Helen. A great resolution for a new ...Good for you, Helen. A great resolution for a new decade. <br /><br />My protagonists in my fourth Logan & Cafferty suspense novel, Murder on the Interstate, resolve to make it home before the killer catches up with them. <br /><br />In my historical mystery, Murder in Sweetwater, my protagonist resolves to bring the killers to justice who hanged her friend, Ella Watson Averell, and her husband, Jim.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-8016140352800066112010-01-01T11:51:12.303-06:002010-01-01T11:51:12.303-06:00I want to finish my current WIP and get all polish...I want to finish my current WIP and get all polished. There is a new story nipping at my heels- I'm so excited!Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-76404955726382099502010-01-01T11:39:33.814-06:002010-01-01T11:39:33.814-06:00I quit making resolutions years ago, but I wish yo...I quit making resolutions years ago, but I wish you luck with yours. Happy New Year!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-7541244117235014022010-01-01T10:55:08.130-06:002010-01-01T10:55:08.130-06:00This "what is your protagonist's resoluti...This "what is your protagonist's resolution" thing is really interesting. Their resolutions are making me want to read their books.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-73135342320923114092010-01-01T10:18:43.175-06:002010-01-01T10:18:43.175-06:00Every year my protagonist resolves to keep his cri...Every year my protagonist resolves to keep his crime hidden. He knows it will come to light someday, but he fights every day to push that day as far into the future as possible.<br /><br />And your post made me laugh for the truth of it.<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-91057597014312939082010-01-01T09:46:50.855-06:002010-01-01T09:46:50.855-06:00Sounds like a great resolution to me! Hope you hav...Sounds like a great resolution to me! Hope you have fun with it :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-86145067809841938212010-01-01T09:33:34.905-06:002010-01-01T09:33:34.905-06:00Yay! Good luck with the fiction!Yay! Good luck with the fiction!Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-71080738076673188292010-01-01T09:30:00.495-06:002010-01-01T09:30:00.495-06:00I'm so excited you're writing fiction!
Le...I'm so excited you're writing fiction!<br /><br />Let's see...Lulu would make a resolution NOT to get involved with any murders. <br /><br />Myrtle would make a resolution to get involved with MANY murders.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-28080880014641881252010-01-01T09:02:43.263-06:002010-01-01T09:02:43.263-06:00I love making resolutions but I'm very kind to...I love making resolutions but I'm very kind to myself about keeping them - the secret is, I believe, to not make NOT resolutions. Don't make a resolution to not eat so much - make one to be healthy and trust you will figure it out. So I think your resolution will work this year!<br />My protagonist would be making her resolution for 2000. It would be to trust her intuitions and ignore her critical inner voice. (hey, I like that!)<br />Happy New Year Dear Dear Helen!!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-5875695332776232192010-01-01T08:21:34.559-06:002010-01-01T08:21:34.559-06:00That sounds like a great resolution, Jane.That sounds like a great resolution, Jane.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-73785156498994913752010-01-01T07:42:27.697-06:002010-01-01T07:42:27.697-06:00I don't make resolutions for all the same reas...I don't make resolutions for all the same reasons you listed!<br /><br />The resolution Barbie, the protagonist in The Ride, made is to continue to work on loving herself in order to improve her self-esteem.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32918125.post-22136453591715156492010-01-01T07:11:44.673-06:002010-01-01T07:11:44.673-06:00Looking forward to the results of your resolution....Looking forward to the results of your resolution. Good luck with it and Happy 2010!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.com