I read across genres and I've noticed a lot of not so conventional wisdom being spouted from stock characters in my reading experience. It seems that wide-eyed ethereal children and ancient minority women have a monopoly on cosmic knowledge and cleverly dialogued common sense. For the record, I'm not tired of reading about these characters.
But just once, I'd like to see an overblown, pit - stained lawyer with onion breath be the voice of truth in a novel. Wouldn't that be... different?
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LOL! Great post Mindy. Well, they say write what you want to read, girl. Guess the ball's in your court on this one. Have fun writing that sweaty, stinky lawyer. ;-)
I see a future where I hang out at the courthouse, pad and pen in hand, trailing after the least attractive lawyers I can find.
I'm sure that won't be too hard. They don't all look like they should be on a television show.
Great.... now I have to choose which unattractive lawyer to follow around. :)
Now I'm wondering if too many of my characters spout wisdom! lol
What about paunchy, drunken Haymitch Abernathy spouting good advice and passing out in a pool of his own vomit?
Genn - as long as your characters aren't naive waifs or have to pop in dentures for their dialogue you're in the clear from my judgmental attitude of the day :)
And Haymitch is a good example of the anti wisdom-hero!
That would indeed be different! :)
If you gotta go, that's a darn good way to go!
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