tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post5008747608641884550..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Tuesday Tropes: The Cosmic PlaythingDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-15053163191499758622013-03-06T08:39:12.096-07:002013-03-06T08:39:12.096-07:00Very true, it's so much fun to write our chara...Very true, it's so much fun to write our characters into one tight squeeze after another knowing we have the answers to all their predicaments :)Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-49502421174357426812013-03-06T07:48:39.684-07:002013-03-06T07:48:39.684-07:00Without those cosmic playthings there would be no ...Without those cosmic playthings there would be no suspense, would there?!<br />I love it when a character who appears to be heading for disaster is suddenly diverted by a chance occurrence...:)Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-85294987155041684562013-03-06T00:25:42.054-07:002013-03-06T00:25:42.054-07:00I love making my character's lives miserable, ...I love making my character's lives miserable, and then making it all turn out in the end :)<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-50064839719771251242013-03-06T00:23:43.945-07:002013-03-06T00:23:43.945-07:00Great examples of "cosmic playthings!" I...Great examples of "cosmic playthings!" It's always nice to find the unexpected.<br /><br />Julie Empty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-53439338578948202062013-03-05T22:49:31.357-07:002013-03-05T22:49:31.357-07:00Cosmic Plaything is a great way to move the plot a...Cosmic Plaything is a great way to move the plot along.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-85536761938676880652013-03-05T19:35:46.514-07:002013-03-05T19:35:46.514-07:00Holes is one of my favorite books - I love Stanley...Holes is one of my favorite books - I love Stanley's awful circumstances which are fixed by accident. <br /><br />I have no used the Cosmic Plaything, but it does sound like a fun thing to do! :)Krista McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230770035490273428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-77636387848817330682013-03-05T19:20:41.722-07:002013-03-05T19:20:41.722-07:00The keys are always left in the ignition here. Don...The keys are always left in the ignition here. Don't ask me why though.<br /><br />I loved watching Holes with my kids. Great family friendly movie!Theresa Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709965543595065306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-8224453416326569162013-03-05T19:08:12.684-07:002013-03-05T19:08:12.684-07:00LOL, my poor MC feels this way in the first book o...LOL, my poor MC feels this way in the first book of my MG fantasy series. When his guardian has let the refrigerator go empty (just as well because it looks like the refrigerator is broken) and he tries to buy a breakfast burrito at the corner convenience store but the store microwave doesn't work, he thinks: It figures. My life is a cold burrito.<br /><br />Of course, it's about to get a lot worse and a lot more exciting ... as is the case in most of these stories.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-49095262640740653412013-03-05T17:16:25.746-07:002013-03-05T17:16:25.746-07:00Whenever I watch movies or read a book with my fri...Whenever I watch movies or read a book with my friends they always ask, "Why would you do that!?" And I always tell them, "there wouldn't be a story if they didn't." Elixssamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746321360427289881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-17428954926518194712013-03-05T16:44:51.190-07:002013-03-05T16:44:51.190-07:00Everytime I look in a mirror, I go "ye gads!&...Everytime I look in a mirror, I go "ye gads!" before <br />I realize it's just me...Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-51366594924393685242013-03-05T14:59:26.916-07:002013-03-05T14:59:26.916-07:00You're kinda hilarious!You're kinda hilarious!Aurora Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683985157118597158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-2566970923058743852013-03-05T14:40:44.505-07:002013-03-05T14:40:44.505-07:00Check your hands. My keys ALWAYS end up in the mos...Check your hands. My keys ALWAYS end up in the most obvious locations :P<br /><br />I love Holes!! Just don't go near the yellow spotted lizards.<br /><br />My main character is a tiny bit paranoid...but there's a murderer on the loose, so she has a fairly valid reason for it.Samantha Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370961661054617338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-4673491593726035752013-03-05T13:42:10.051-07:002013-03-05T13:42:10.051-07:00Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner just popped int...Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner just popped into my head.<br />:D Elise Fallsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734537117333738468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-73734071991272614262013-03-05T13:08:05.124-07:002013-03-05T13:08:05.124-07:00Kind of like the garden rake that cartoon characte...Kind of like the garden rake that cartoon characters step on to slam them in the face? :) It's good to pile problems on characters, to make them stronger, but got to be careful not to overdo it!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-74233478700351821682013-03-05T13:02:07.410-07:002013-03-05T13:02:07.410-07:00I gotta say you make me think!!!!!!!! sandieI gotta say you make me think!!!!!!!! sandieChatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-91639344735759264132013-03-05T12:26:10.883-07:002013-03-05T12:26:10.883-07:00Lol, I especially like the one of our former Gover...Lol, I especially like the one of our former Governor;)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-78947967657836033302013-03-05T10:33:54.786-07:002013-03-05T10:33:54.786-07:00This is something I'm working on... right now ...This is something I'm working on... right now in my revision, actually! And I LOVE HOLES!!!!!! Such a great film! Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-54910003155624252702013-03-05T10:28:05.777-07:002013-03-05T10:28:05.777-07:00I love to play dragon god on mankind. I have a wic...I love to play dragon god on mankind. I have a wicked fascination to bring misfortune to my characters. Sometimes maybe a bit too much.Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-77506530367096254892013-03-05T10:22:03.542-07:002013-03-05T10:22:03.542-07:00Speaking of the Gods and their chess board... (I&#...Speaking of the Gods and their chess board... (I'm thinking Percy Jackson here.) I've toyed with this trope, mostly in MG works, because let's face it, when you're a kid, the world is out to get you. <br /><br />Check the cheese box for those keys, eh?Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-78572075565936715232013-03-05T09:10:06.614-07:002013-03-05T09:10:06.614-07:00Wow I haven't seen Last Action Hero in YEARS!!...Wow I haven't seen Last Action Hero in YEARS!!!Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-69493226289840084662013-03-05T08:59:45.905-07:002013-03-05T08:59:45.905-07:00I use this all the time, and one character even cu...I use this all the time, and one character even curses the powers that be for putting her through it all. Little does she know I"m the one with that power and her misery is much too entertaining to alleviate. :)ilimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899071063752311737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-4513557580186836422013-03-05T08:08:30.020-07:002013-03-05T08:08:30.020-07:00That's pretty much how the 4th Scarlet Knight ...That's pretty much how the 4th Scarlet Knight book started out. She lost her job, got evicted, etc. etc. I also used something like that in a book called "Chet Finley vs. The Machines of Fate" where the eponymous character loses his girlfriend, gets fired from his job, gets shocked while working on a computer, and then uncovers a vast conspiracy against all of humanity that leads to him nearly being killed numerous times. All in a day's work.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-68548430052310228932013-03-05T08:01:56.301-07:002013-03-05T08:01:56.301-07:00Everything seems to work against my main character...Everything seems to work against my main character in the third book. (Although he doesn't think everyone is out to get him.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com