tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post9052209652733860383..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Writing from a Rich Point of ViewMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-28010006898366787112009-12-07T12:05:55.421-06:002009-12-07T12:05:55.421-06:00Heh. Morgan, me too!
Hi, Sia! Thanks so much ...Heh. Morgan, me too! <br /><br />Hi, Sia! Thanks so much for stopping by! And yeah, I think attitude really is the difference here... people who are grounded versus people who truly don't live in reality and have no concept that there are people who can't live the way they do. I love my boss dearly, but he really didn't understand why one of his colleagues couldn't drop $500 on a last minute plane ticket...Dana Fredstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-25083489101152872342009-12-07T10:01:36.301-06:002009-12-07T10:01:36.301-06:00I have friends and relatives that have come from a...I have friends and relatives that have come from a privileged background. My grandfather would scoff at the idea of spending 25 million on a house and yes, he lives in California. <br /><br />I can write from that POV because most I've known are just ordinary people that have money. They drive normal cars, they dress better, have nicer vacations--but to look at them, you wouldn't know they had money. Attitude. Old money versus new. But writing from a Paris Hilton first person POV MIGHT be harder, lol! I have a good imagination, but still... Of course, First Person POV isn't my thing.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed your walk and visit, Dana.~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-61837805100536990272009-12-06T22:54:38.004-06:002009-12-06T22:54:38.004-06:00I'm haing a hard time trying to figure out how...I'm haing a hard time trying to figure out how I can get enough money to retire when I turn 62. It's very hard to imagine having enough money to do whatever I want with it, and what that would be.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<br />http://makeminemystery.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-18761381655253997622009-12-06T13:23:51.223-06:002009-12-06T13:23:51.223-06:00oooh interesting post. thanks.oooh interesting post. thanks.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12876050775872445521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-13260664670993903402009-12-06T13:00:36.574-06:002009-12-06T13:00:36.574-06:00Michelle, that's another interesting thought -...Michelle, that's another interesting thought - writing a character with a totally different belief system, especially if it's one's protagonist. I've gotten braver about stretching myself as a writer (and creating sympathetic characters further afield from my own ways of thinking), but it took a while to come out of my comfort zone...Dana Fredstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-41673448772112801072009-12-06T12:57:49.550-06:002009-12-06T12:57:49.550-06:00I had friends in grade school who had a lot of mon...I had friends in grade school who had a lot of money, but not to the tune of $25 mil mansions either. It's nice to hear about and meet people with lots of money who ARE still grounded!Dana Fredstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-80038941380202024742009-12-06T12:56:57.344-06:002009-12-06T12:56:57.344-06:00I struggle with this on a different scale. In mor...I struggle with this on a different scale. In more of a belief-system sense. I view the world one way, but my characters don't necessarily agree. I enjoy that, of course! I learn a lot from them. But I struggle writing from their POV sometimes.<br />I'll admit I come from a privileged background, so for me the view of those who don't (most of my characters) is a real eye-opener for me. A growing experience.<br /><br />Thanks for the intersting post. This is something I have often struggled with.<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-7041804343600978883.post-6239351659252401992009-12-06T12:33:04.003-06:002009-12-06T12:33:04.003-06:00I've several main characters who started off &...I've several main characters who started off 'well-off' and eventually become rich through NFL contracts. Not to the tune of a $25 million dollar mansion of course! But I've enough friends who are wealthy to the point they can buy whatever they want (and yet are still grounded) that it wasn't difficult to imagine a life like that.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com