tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post7359153561624119424..comments2023-03-31T15:04:09.336+01:00Comments on Miriam Halahmy On Writing: Raising the Human Spirit.Miriam Halahmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-2270606711753109402009-10-12T10:44:52.416+01:002009-10-12T10:44:52.416+01:00Exactly Melvin, and our job as writers is to show ...Exactly Melvin, and our job as writers is to show human relationships in full three dimensional state, no half measures, so that our characters are fully realised on the page.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-16046212479748513832009-10-12T09:40:05.171+01:002009-10-12T09:40:05.171+01:00Yes, I agree - even the vilest character is a huma...Yes, I agree - even the vilest character is a human being and will still form relationships, make friends and even love, although sometimes in a terribly twisted way.<br /><br />A photographer for the French publishing house Gallimard, who had taken pictures of all the great French novelists of the 20C, once said to me, "Novelists are the humanists." exactly - because novels are all Melvin Burgesshttp://melvinburgess.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-32315150039683074312009-10-09T09:02:36.901+01:002009-10-09T09:02:36.901+01:00Yes, Heather, I think that is exactly what we are ...Yes, Heather, I think that is exactly what we are looking for in showing the human spirit.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-40012462770531502152009-10-08T19:12:28.101+01:002009-10-08T19:12:28.101+01:00I like the idea of people all being bonded to one ...I like the idea of people all being bonded to one another. Some of the strongest evil characters I've found are the ones in which you could at least partially understand a little of their motives. Heather KilgourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-2979112928982707782009-10-08T13:35:26.212+01:002009-10-08T13:35:26.212+01:00Many thanks folks, I do think this is a vital conc...Many thanks folks, I do think this is a vital concept for all of us to be considering. I will be blogging further on this topic in relation to enriching our characters. Watch this space!Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-43280754799351483292009-10-08T12:35:29.202+01:002009-10-08T12:35:29.202+01:00Wonderful post, Miriam!Wonderful post, Miriam!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-7086502945391741062009-10-08T08:45:40.834+01:002009-10-08T08:45:40.834+01:00Great to have another post and a tip, Miriam. I kn...Great to have another post and a tip, Miriam. I knew it would be a good one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018944465720933242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564558595221085675.post-76987235060861853262009-10-07T22:59:20.788+01:002009-10-07T22:59:20.788+01:00I love the idea of the human spirit always moving ...I love the idea of the human spirit always moving toward the light ... lovely post, Miriam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com