Well… kinda. I don’t know if anyone else out there has done this before, but the bloopers I’m talking about are ones I’ve actually written myself. But, they’re not “writer bloopers” like snort-up-milk-typos or fell-out-of-my-chair-slip-ups. The bloopers I wrote were actually me imagining with what kinds of things might happen with actors if my book ever got made into a film. Hehe, yeah, I know I’m a bit strange, but so many people say that these days I’m pretty sure we’re just the new normal.<\/p>\n
Looking back at these few, short paragraphs I wrote, I can see how taking a break and having random fun with your characters can be quite entertaining. Letting them act “out of character” or even act like someone totally different can seem so funny (especially if the\u00c2\u00a0villain\u00c2\u00a0is “played” by a guy who loves to laugh!).\u00c2\u00a0A friend I showed this to commented how “…the characters aren’t really real. They’re just actors. They have ordinary happy lives that we have no control over, and just play the part in the books like they’re supposed to.<\/em>” Which is quite an interesting way to view your characters, even just to look at them from a different perspective.<\/p>\n I think I may be rambling now. I’ll post my Fake Bloopers Reel in just a moment, but I’d like to mention, if you happen to have done this before, please: Let me know! Hehe, it’d be great to hear I’m not the only one (not to mention I’m sure whatever you’ve got will be pretty funny).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You shall not\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Naeoar burst out laughing in the middle of his sentence, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Whoops, sorry, wrong story\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Ah\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 where were we?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said giving me a grin that said this was totally planned. Letting a smile slide I called out.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Okay, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s try that again, remember, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s; \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMay I help you?\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and try to act like you could care less who these people are, Okay? Got it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he nodded, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Good.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I finished, sitting back in my chair. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Action!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Naeoar opened the door and burst out laughing. Jendai gave a camera a silly look and I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help laughing as well.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cut! Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I said smiling.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not much older than you!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ravna said excitedly. There was a pause as we waited for Sanah to say her line, she fumbled and finally burst out, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Inconceivable!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d before laughing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6there was another king known as\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6ah\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Kell? Kell, Kell, Kell, Kellmutare? Ah\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Kelltare? Killmentaur? Kill the mentor?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d there was a pause, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t anybody going to stop me before I totally kill this line?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Now, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll try to tell you everything I remember\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Ah\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sanah paused.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153She can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t remember anything.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ravna giggled.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t remember my line.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Who is it?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sanah called towards the door. There was a pause.<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re worst nightmare!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ravna said in a deep voice. There was another pause before Sanah let out a very girly \u00e2\u20ac\u201c very fake \u00e2\u20ac\u201c scream.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well… kinda. 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