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I believe I have to ask a question about one of my books. After all of us have blogged this week, we’ll take the person with the most correct answers and send them free books. But if they already know the answers, then they’ve probably read the books. So it probably makes more sense to send the next book that’s coming out in September. If that makes any sense at all, that’s what I’ll do.
The question is:
In Stuff To Die For, what is the name of the shadowy character who befriends the two heros and saves their lives?
He was to be a minor character and he grew and grew. Then, after the book came out, I got more e mails,calls and letters on this person than I’ve ever received on any of my previous books. He’s not back in the second book but I am considering a guest appearance sometime down the road.
DB
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Don’t you just love minor characters that become important, big ones?
You create them as a “device” to get your main character from here to there, and off they go on their own.
In my new novel, my clarinet player Muzzy has become, well, a player. He was just a mention early in the book. Little by little he became a major pain in the keister for my main charact, Wally. I finally had to drown him in Lake Erie just to get rid of him.
And in the Morgue Mama books, my coffee shop owner, Ike, has not only weedled his way into Maddy’s heart, he spends many a night in her bed!
The same kind of thing can happen in real life, too. I started out as just a guy Carol kept around to paint and cook and mow and now, well, I’m just a guy she keeps around to paint, cook and mow. But now I’ve got a contract!
by C.R.
on July 22nd, 2008 at 6:23 am
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CR,your under contract? Hmmmm, I was hoping Carol would lend you out to do some painting, cooking and mowing for us.
I like your plan Don. Way better than that CR guys plan to scribble on note book paper from the bottom of the bird cage and give it to the winner vs the trash hauler.
Does this character have a common name like Bill or Mary or something?
Zz
by Zorro
on July 22nd, 2008 at 6:41 am
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Zman, if you’d ever read one of Don’s books, you’d know that all of his male characters are named either Lloyd, Floyd or Maurice. And all of his women characters are either named Bunny or Babs.
So you have a 20% chance of winning by just quessing one of those. And if you’d do a little reasoning, you’d realize that no woman has ever saved a man’s life, let alone two men’s lives. So it’s got to be either Lloyd, Lloyd or Maurice. Now your odds are one in three.
Now, would you want to be saved by a guy named Maurice? Of course not. So, it’s either Lloyd or Floyd. Current odds: 50-50.
So, when you enter, write it in longhand so the judge (which will probably be your wife, Bunny) can’t tell if the name starts with an L or an F. And you’ve won baby! You’ve won!
by C.R.
on July 22nd, 2008 at 7:43 am
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I, too, liked that character very much, Don. Not surprised you’re getting so much email.
And that’s all I’ll say so I don’t give too much away. Wouldn’t want to do any more to fuel the Floyd, Lloyd, Bunny fantasy!
by Casey
on July 22nd, 2008 at 8:25 am
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Is the name Floyd? Just a guess.
(First time guest at this blog)
Orroz
by orroz
on July 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
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No, Orroz, it’s not Floyd. What kind of a name is Orroz? Oh…wait a minute…
Actually, the character appears in the trailer for Stuff To Die For at http://www.donbrunsbooks.com
by Don
on July 22nd, 2008 at 11:45 am
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Welcome Orroz.
Did your mother not like you?
Cool name none the less.
Zz
by Zorro
on July 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 pm
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Dear Ms Daniels,
Sometimes close relatives are the last ones to notice that their loved one may be suffering from SGCC (slowly going coo-coo). Here are some signs to look for:
1.They think they’re the comic book heroes they read about as a kid;
2. They lose things like car keys and umbrellas;
3. They try to fool others about their identity by simply spelling their names backward;
4. When no one is looking, they crawl up in the attic, sneak way over into the corner, balance a flashlight on their head and pretend that their GI Joes are Chippendale dancers — wait a minute, that’s actually a sign of literary brilliance;
5. They have imaginary friends named Don.
by C.R.
on July 22nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
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Thanks for the advice, CR. You’re cheaper than a shrink and bring up oh, so many useful points. The one about spelling the name backwords . . . yeah, that one’s espcially telling.
by Casey
on July 22nd, 2008 at 2:58 pm
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I loved that character, too! Too bad he’s not in the second book… Oh well, I’ll read it anyway. : )
by Judy
on July 22nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
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