the im diaries (why sebastian and paloma are who they are):
[12:08] Witch: well, now
[12:08] Witch: Your Sebastian never wanted to own her, control her
[12:08] Witch: he wanted to love her
[12:10] MinorMagicProd: That's not what I was asking.
[12:10] Witch: You asked me the difference, didn't you?
[12:11] MinorMagicProd: I asked how we compare, perhaps I should specify in level of ability? Who is the better Seb writer?
[12:11] Witch: well duh
[12:11] Witch: He writes FOR Sebastian
[12:12] Witch: You ARE Sebastian
[12:12] Witch: which is the crux of your issue, isn't it?
[12:12] MinorMagicProd: I 'become' him would be closer to it, I think.
[12:13] Witch: *crosses to his chair and leans over the back, draping her arms around his neck and resting her lips against his ear* Darkness, isn't that what is the difference between a good writer and a great one?
[12:14] Witch: Isn't that exactly what sent people into lurk just to read and watch them?
[12:15] Witch: Isn't that what makes them so completely compelling, real, poignant?
[12:16] Witch: poign·ant
/ˈpoinyənt/Adjective
1.Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret: "a poignant reminder".
2.Keenly felt: "the sensation was most poignant in winter".
Synonyms
keen - sharp - pungent - acrid - trenchant - biting
[12:17] Witch: isn't that exactly why when people couldn't be there they asked us to copy the posts so they could read it later?
[12:17] MinorMagicProd: The problem is... not being him later? I dunno. Playing him touches something inside of me that is hard to shake later when I need to be -me- again. Hell, I'm just rambling now.
[12:17] Witch: he's always there in you
[12:17] Witch: because he's always -been- there in you
[12:17] Witch: Like Paloma
[12:17] Witch: why can I play her as I do?
[12:18] Witch: even when she was not of my own creation?
[12:18] Witch: I almost said no and Thomas talked me into it
[12:18] Witch: the first night I played her, the -first- minute I played her
[12:18] Witch: the whole room went silent and just watched
[12:19] Witch: there was something in me that sprang to life
[12:19] Witch: she was there, she was always there...I just didn't know it
[12:20] Witch: think of the great books you've read, the great and powerful characters that have left an impact on you
[12:20] Witch: why do you suppose that is?
[12:22] MinorMagicProd: Because of the connection one feels to the characters.
[12:22] Witch: *smiles and kisses his ear* there you have it!
[12:22] Witch: I bet if you could ask any really great author
[12:23] Witch: one question...do you feel your characters. He/she would look at you like you had lobsters crawling out of your ears. The answer would be, I am certain, "damn right I do!"
[12:25] Witch: Think of poor Stephen King and some of his characters...*shudder* and I know he feels his because he's said so.
[12:26] Witch: You always write well
[12:26] Witch: always, and I love writing with you. But, Darkness, you don't always -feel- your characters. Nor do I
[12:26] Witch: It's simply writing, a story telling excercise, if you will
[12:28] Witch: But him??? *soft sigh* You live in him, you feel him, you walk in his skin, feel his blood in your veins, feel his heart race whenever he sees Paloma. You hear his voice, feel the hot Spanish sun on your skin. That is as it should be. And why they have become...well...iconic.
[12:29] Witch: You punish yourself -because- you feel him so. Instead of celebrating that you -do- feel him so
[12:30] Witch: I'm sure there are "writers" out there that would give anything they have to feel the "ink" in their veins...virtual or otherwise
[12:31] Witch: There, now you know exactly how I feel about your writing for him.
[12:08] Witch: Your Sebastian never wanted to own her, control her
[12:08] Witch: he wanted to love her
[12:10] MinorMagicProd: That's not what I was asking.
[12:10] Witch: You asked me the difference, didn't you?
[12:11] MinorMagicProd: I asked how we compare, perhaps I should specify in level of ability? Who is the better Seb writer?
[12:11] Witch: well duh
[12:11] Witch: He writes FOR Sebastian
[12:12] Witch: You ARE Sebastian
[12:12] Witch: which is the crux of your issue, isn't it?
[12:12] MinorMagicProd: I 'become' him would be closer to it, I think.
[12:13] Witch: *crosses to his chair and leans over the back, draping her arms around his neck and resting her lips against his ear* Darkness, isn't that what is the difference between a good writer and a great one?
[12:14] Witch: Isn't that exactly what sent people into lurk just to read and watch them?
[12:15] Witch: Isn't that what makes them so completely compelling, real, poignant?
[12:16] Witch: poign·ant
/ˈpoinyənt/Adjective
1.Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret: "a poignant reminder".
2.Keenly felt: "the sensation was most poignant in winter".
Synonyms
keen - sharp - pungent - acrid - trenchant - biting
[12:17] Witch: isn't that exactly why when people couldn't be there they asked us to copy the posts so they could read it later?
[12:17] MinorMagicProd: The problem is... not being him later? I dunno. Playing him touches something inside of me that is hard to shake later when I need to be -me- again. Hell, I'm just rambling now.
[12:17] Witch: he's always there in you
[12:17] Witch: because he's always -been- there in you
[12:17] Witch: Like Paloma
[12:17] Witch: why can I play her as I do?
[12:18] Witch: even when she was not of my own creation?
[12:18] Witch: I almost said no and Thomas talked me into it
[12:18] Witch: the first night I played her, the -first- minute I played her
[12:18] Witch: the whole room went silent and just watched
[12:19] Witch: there was something in me that sprang to life
[12:19] Witch: she was there, she was always there...I just didn't know it
[12:20] Witch: think of the great books you've read, the great and powerful characters that have left an impact on you
[12:20] Witch: why do you suppose that is?
[12:22] MinorMagicProd: Because of the connection one feels to the characters.
[12:22] Witch: *smiles and kisses his ear* there you have it!
[12:22] Witch: I bet if you could ask any really great author
[12:23] Witch: one question...do you feel your characters. He/she would look at you like you had lobsters crawling out of your ears. The answer would be, I am certain, "damn right I do!"
[12:25] Witch: Think of poor Stephen King and some of his characters...*shudder* and I know he feels his because he's said so.
[12:26] Witch: You always write well
[12:26] Witch: always, and I love writing with you. But, Darkness, you don't always -feel- your characters. Nor do I
[12:26] Witch: It's simply writing, a story telling excercise, if you will
[12:28] Witch: But him??? *soft sigh* You live in him, you feel him, you walk in his skin, feel his blood in your veins, feel his heart race whenever he sees Paloma. You hear his voice, feel the hot Spanish sun on your skin. That is as it should be. And why they have become...well...iconic.
[12:29] Witch: You punish yourself -because- you feel him so. Instead of celebrating that you -do- feel him so
[12:30] Witch: I'm sure there are "writers" out there that would give anything they have to feel the "ink" in their veins...virtual or otherwise
[12:31] Witch: There, now you know exactly how I feel about your writing for him.