tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post6450050184175929467..comments2023-12-19T05:15:27.114-05:00Comments on Liana Brooks: Pieces of Me (2): The Bonus Round!Liana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-10813900018388672982008-12-11T07:18:00.000-05:002008-12-11T07:18:00.000-05:00I always put in a hobby of mine :) Plus, in Termio...I always put in a hobby of mine :) <BR/><BR/>Plus, in Termion, look at the names very carefully. They are anagrams of which animal the people had injected into their genes :)Nayuleskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693548526829437580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-84374288831419796002008-12-10T10:59:00.000-05:002008-12-10T10:59:00.000-05:00I guess you could call it my bonus round. I always...I guess you could call it my bonus round. I always add in something one of my kids or their friends has done.Captain Hookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802744533031619523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-29630695241087075082008-12-09T22:44:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:44:00.000-05:00Glam you make me laugh!I loved the name Kit, and I...Glam you make me laugh!<BR/><BR/>I loved the name Kit, and I could perfectly picture this wiry, energetic, brown haired girl who is just a magnet for attention. And I knew she needed to be leading a double life of some form. <BR/><BR/>And then, looking for poetry, I stumbled across Marlowe's translation of Ovid's Amores. Several lines form Marlowe's works were perfect for chapter headers for the story and Christopher Marlowe has this fabulous conspiracy theory surrounding his death and double life. <BR/><BR/>It was a perfect match :)Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-6130886410492811522008-12-09T22:11:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:11:00.000-05:00I'm an English major. I LIVE for the bonus rounds....I'm an English major. I LIVE for the bonus rounds. I studied 4 years on how to find them - in the classical literature, at least. ;)<BR/><BR/>And I pack my novels with bonus rounds. If you can't find them, oh well. Breakaway revolves around The Awakening by Kate Chopin. In fact, the entire novel is one huge dedication to Kate Chopin. But if you don't love Kate Chopin like a I do, and you haven't studied The Awakening inside and out, most of it would be lost on you. <BR/><BR/>I'm always willing to reveal my little bonus rounds because it makes me feel clever and smart.<BR/><BR/>Most of the time.<BR/><BR/>I thought I recognized the name Kit Marlowe....duh!!!!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-14498916602609588362008-12-09T21:28:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:28:00.000-05:00I LOVE coming across Bonus Rounds in other people'...I LOVE coming across Bonus Rounds in other people's writing. It gives the writing so much depth and extra- and inter- texual fun :)<BR/><BR/>As for myself - I tend to go in for the name thing, to some degree. One character in particular has a name which ends up being crucial to the plot because of its meaning %-)<BR/><BR/>I also love including nods to my friends, in various incantations. Their names or nicknames, personality quirks, hobbies, passions... that sort of thing. I'd really like to be able to do more inter-textual stuff to classic literature - but that's something that I generally need to add in in edits, since I don't tend to think of it during drafting.<BR/><BR/>:)Amy Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782528327499574711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-84303841149100896252008-12-09T20:05:00.000-05:002008-12-09T20:05:00.000-05:00Wow :0 Great post, L.!I don't know if I've put som...Wow :0 Great post, L.!<BR/><BR/>I don't know if I've put something "me" in every story. Hmm. My screenplay has characters with quirks of people I know (exagerated, of course.) Other than that...<BR/><BR/>I really want to think on this.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing :DBeth Overmyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820441246149409581noreply@blogger.com