tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post8418796821171012812..comments2024-03-09T15:57:58.218+11:00Comments on Justified Lunacy: E is for EmpathyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-59095787940677571742011-04-07T14:45:37.735+10:002011-04-07T14:45:37.735+10:00Some people are hard to feel any empathy for, but ...Some people are hard to feel any empathy for, but often they are the ones who make the best characters. So you kind of have to find an angle, a way to get into their heads and feel what they feel.<br /><br />Sometimes that stuff makes me want to shower.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-2191329891958910242011-04-07T13:32:38.541+10:002011-04-07T13:32:38.541+10:00Sadly, if the emotions are flat, I probably won...Sadly, if the emotions are flat, I probably won't read it. It's SO important. Great post!ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-27607865212310637862011-04-07T12:45:33.990+10:002011-04-07T12:45:33.990+10:00Great topic for today. I'm not sure if I do an...Great topic for today. I'm not sure if I do anything in particular with my own characters. I just try to write the ones I get and hope others like them. Seems to work because people like my characters in most blogfests.<br /><br />As for reading, it depends. It's unusual for me to not read the whole book but it has happened before. There has to be more problems with the book than just the character but if the main character isn't developed or likeable there tend to be other problems too though I'm not sure why. I did finish one I didn't have much empathy for the MC a little bit ago but mostly I kept reading because it was for a book club.Dawn Embershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214560861614476799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-26777728401531922262011-04-07T12:02:34.986+10:002011-04-07T12:02:34.986+10:00Great ideas on gaining empathy for a character! I ...Great ideas on gaining empathy for a character! I often feel to much empathy for my characters. Too often they won't let me kill them--even in a horror ms. :PAlleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-38218581848797494692011-04-07T06:17:03.421+10:002011-04-07T06:17:03.421+10:00Hmmm, well my day job requires a lot of putting my...Hmmm, well my day job requires a lot of putting myself in other peoples' shoes, so I guess it comes naturally to me now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-67989368151468692302011-04-07T05:40:29.861+10:002011-04-07T05:40:29.861+10:00Oh, good one! This is a fantastic post, Cheree. :-...Oh, good one! This is a fantastic post, Cheree. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-88749048831644849382011-04-07T05:29:26.982+10:002011-04-07T05:29:26.982+10:00This is AWESOME! I am a former social worker/thara...This is AWESOME! I am a former social worker/tharapist so I think it comes naturally for me. But geez, thanks for making me think about it!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-23122035538727490822011-04-07T04:41:57.699+10:002011-04-07T04:41:57.699+10:00yeah...Empathy is something...special. not everyon...yeah...Empathy is something...special. not everyone has it. and those who has it not always knows how to use it right...<br /><br />for me...I have it. and I like it. but if I can't relate to the character or their emotions, I can't read it...I just have to stop, cause I know it's not for me.Baibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910099607668121369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-77074285700270469142011-04-07T03:56:34.691+10:002011-04-07T03:56:34.691+10:00#4 for sure! Nice job with the letter E!#4 for sure! Nice job with the letter E!Kerri Cuevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305892536084882077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-88597690779765821352011-04-06T22:24:23.014+10:002011-04-06T22:24:23.014+10:00Hi Cheree. I saw your comment on Elana's blog,...Hi Cheree. I saw your comment on Elana's blog, so I decided to come follow yours.<br /><br />Nice to meet ya!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-85686309254768942572011-04-06T22:04:10.476+10:002011-04-06T22:04:10.476+10:00Hey, that idea about watching people at the park w...Hey, that idea about watching people at the park works! I've done it myself! <br /><br />For me, I try to put myself in the characters shoes to create believable emotions. And I've noticied that a lot of my characters have my personality quirks, so finding their emotions isn't that hard. LoL. <br /><br />And I always try to finish reading a book I've started no matter how I feel, but sometimes I just can't! <br /><br />~JDJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390400360357693403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-9046941896895998062011-04-06T22:00:35.888+10:002011-04-06T22:00:35.888+10:00Wow, I've never thought of this before. I just...Wow, I've never thought of this before. I just do it. Hopefully I'm doing it well so people can feel my characters' emotions. I love books in which the author does it well. When my heart clinches in response to the character's pain, I know it's an awesome book. :)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248193231958936629.post-60057952361772171582011-04-06T21:39:28.910+10:002011-04-06T21:39:28.910+10:00Empathy is a difficult one. I need to have for my ...Empathy is a difficult one. I need to have for my job, but there are some people I really struggle to have any empathy for, then I feel bad.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810638337124194629noreply@blogger.com