tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post1299972655961613244..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Tuesday Tropes: Comfort FoodDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-54767285325851062012012-11-08T08:27:30.509-07:002012-11-08T08:27:30.509-07:00Love this post, especially the clip . . .cheesebur...Love this post, especially the clip . . .cheeseburger first.<br />My comfort food is definitely chocolate . . .although a certain style of potato chips do pretty well too. I don't have my characters eat much . . .something I may have to change. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-86442503179660198512012-11-08T01:09:15.310-07:002012-11-08T01:09:15.310-07:00Just read your post while munching on a chocolate ...Just read your post while munching on a chocolate bar and BAM! I feel like a kid caught with her hand in the cookie jar! Never thought though I could put that in my characters. Now that's an interesting thought... Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640511681168230116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-73003725447309165792012-11-07T19:51:58.330-07:002012-11-07T19:51:58.330-07:00This is an excellent trope! A page out of the book...This is an excellent trope! A page out of the book of my life. I am going to have to see if I can't find a place to insert this into my NaNo project this month. It's better than the killer shovel. *wink*Sabrina A. Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854713472424756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-74356000800598665652012-11-07T19:37:44.121-07:002012-11-07T19:37:44.121-07:00Wow, I never thought about that! I mean, I DID, bu...Wow, I never thought about that! I mean, I DID, but I never thought about giving that to my characters. Very interesting! Maybe I'll have to do that.<br /><br />Oh, and chocolate does it for me. It's always so perfect!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000569858548717605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-16698761003198205582012-11-07T18:57:37.520-07:002012-11-07T18:57:37.520-07:00Missed you for the IWSG post today!Missed you for the IWSG post today!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-12591484299498757942012-11-07T15:54:34.718-07:002012-11-07T15:54:34.718-07:00Hmm, I know I've given my characters comfort d...Hmm, I know I've given my characters comfort drinks, but I don't know if I've ever done it with food. I'm gonna have to think about that one.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-54524786749509800822012-11-07T11:29:51.268-07:002012-11-07T11:29:51.268-07:00I've never given my characters comfort food......I've never given my characters comfort food... interesting idea (notice how I didn't say "food for thought" because that would be cheesy :P). I do want to try Shawarma after Iron Man's mention of it on The Avengers.<br /><br />Allison (<a href="http://www.alsgeekbanter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Geek Banter</a>) Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586970076965983267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-14112827304054161902012-11-07T10:42:38.334-07:002012-11-07T10:42:38.334-07:00I like your new blog design. Niiiice. :)I like your new blog design. Niiiice. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-28999592536356035712012-11-07T08:15:13.785-07:002012-11-07T08:15:13.785-07:00My current WIP centers around a tea recipe that ma...My current WIP centers around a tea recipe that may or may not have actual love potion capabilities. How about a comfort drink?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-11108032672388407872012-11-07T05:29:38.212-07:002012-11-07T05:29:38.212-07:00Comfort food for my characters ... an interesting ...Comfort food for my characters ... an interesting thought. I haven't done that yet, but I should consider it. In my last book, the main characters were a 13 year old boy and an 18 year old boy living alone together. They basically ate everything in sight and blamed each other for the empty refrigerator. Does that count? :DDianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-91063871543138731222012-11-07T05:26:05.445-07:002012-11-07T05:26:05.445-07:00I'm Italian. Food is central to everything. My...I'm Italian. Food is central to everything. My characters might eat a whole lot more than is necessary. But that's probably because I do too. LOLjaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708353376256621965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-49374840957228225302012-11-07T00:59:24.487-07:002012-11-07T00:59:24.487-07:00For me it is the miniature Milky Way bars. But wh...For me it is the miniature Milky Way bars. But when I first moved to Manila to teach and write, it wasn't long before I was wanting a Burger King Whopper so bad I'd have swam to Tokyo. Thankfully, they have both of my go to foods here.Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-84774397106554613882012-11-06T17:42:24.637-07:002012-11-06T17:42:24.637-07:00I'm off to get some chips and salsa,...and may...I'm off to get some chips and salsa,...and maybe I should write it in for one of my characters too :)Heather Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847855601653718033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-196935796440223012012-11-06T16:31:04.462-07:002012-11-06T16:31:04.462-07:00Does the dragon in my next novel who likes raw mea...Does the dragon in my next novel who likes raw meat count as using comfort food as a device? <br />I could use some peanut butter cups to get me through election night.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-72891185400657389832012-11-06T15:15:58.266-07:002012-11-06T15:15:58.266-07:00I saw the word Food and I immediately clicked this...I saw the word Food and I immediately clicked this post, lol. Harry Potter taught me chocolate really does make you feel better ;)Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-67825750362914843222012-11-06T14:45:10.421-07:002012-11-06T14:45:10.421-07:00I have this trope myself! Nothing a bit of chocola...I have this trope myself! Nothing a bit of chocolate can't fix! Or a lot of chocolate :DLeigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-64421168380630742392012-11-06T14:03:55.398-07:002012-11-06T14:03:55.398-07:00I need a doughnut. I need a doughnut. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-85623249060371669812012-11-06T12:06:08.803-07:002012-11-06T12:06:08.803-07:00Nutella. Now I can go back up and read your post. ...Nutella. Now I can go back up and read your post. :DElise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-6516761379615701052012-11-06T12:02:21.032-07:002012-11-06T12:02:21.032-07:00I like homemade chocolate pudding. My MC tends to ...I like homemade chocolate pudding. My MC tends to eat greasy fish and chips. I've got to go binge now.JoLynne Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029955836072785693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-89141502534066726492012-11-06T11:42:15.993-07:002012-11-06T11:42:15.993-07:00LOL the pic from Zombieland with Woody sniffing th...LOL the pic from Zombieland with Woody sniffing the twinkie is awesome. That's a great trope. That's the first movie I remember seeing Emma Stone in. Now she's everywhere of course. I predict that she'll hook up with Ryan Gosling and produce super beautiful children since they seem to be doing movies together.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-48145487905783294012012-11-06T09:02:51.029-07:002012-11-06T09:02:51.029-07:00I've never used comfort food. But I have used ...I've never used comfort food. But I have used food as an issue in several of my books. (Food is such a great metaphor for relationships and character.) In one book, a character faces starvation. In my YA series, the MC a teen guy who likes meat and pizza has a mom that serves tofu and wheat grass juice.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-74328741982939419922012-11-06T08:36:17.345-07:002012-11-06T08:36:17.345-07:00I do use some foods in my story. But I try to limi...I do use some foods in my story. But I try to limit the sitting around eating and talking as it's too little action going on. Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-24945236471456110262012-11-06T08:20:44.830-07:002012-11-06T08:20:44.830-07:00I realized last night that I've got way to man...I realized last night that I've got way to many food scenes in my nano, and it's only Nov. 6. I'm gonna have to do some editing...but it all just sounds so yummy. Sushi, Thai curry, lobster. Sigh.ilimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899071063752311737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-79294262438934456562012-11-06T08:01:30.857-07:002012-11-06T08:01:30.857-07:00I did in my third book. Byron's son has a comf...I did in my third book. Byron's son has a comfort treat.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com