"What did you study in college, or are currently studying and did it lead to your current 9 to 5 or are you doing something totally different?"
My major in college was English. I'm currently working at a library in the Technical Services Department. I handle bibliographic records, place items on order in the catalog, process materials, and repair all items placed on the mending cart. Some day I hope to go back to school and obtain a Masters in Library Science!
"What do you consider the most important in a story: the plot or the characters?"
I definitely prefer stories that are character driven. The characters have always been more important to me than the plot. No matter how amazing a story is, if the characters aren't likable or well developed then the story tends to lose its appeal and fall flat. Reading about a character's experiences, watching them learn and grow, and witnessing them experience love or loss are just some of the ways in which a character can reel you into a story, regardless of what the plot is about. Happy Hopping everyone!
Hi old follower here, love both a good plot and good characters equals a great book.
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hey new follower just hopping through I soon hope once I graduat high school lol to major in englih :)
ReplyDeleteHappy HOP! This week's question wasn't so simple to answer but ultimately it was characters for me. That's where I make my connection to the story. LOVE your blog and I'm a new follower.
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I feel the same way about characters. They'll make or break a story for me.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a mending cart. It sounds so loving, like a hospital for books :) My library is staffed by non-book people who just throw out books when they look a little ratty. I'm constantly smuggling books out of the garbage and saving them.
Character gets my vote too. I can't get into the plot unless I care about the characters.
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ReplyDeleteCan I have your job? lol! Happy friday! Hop :)
ReplyDeleteHopping by to say hello! Nice blog you have here -- I'm looking forward to seeing what's next!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Yay for Tech Services! I'm a Reference librarian. :)
Happy Friday Laura! Yay for character driven books! They always make it or break it for me although ideally I'd like both elements to be fabulous:)
ReplyDeleteHi! Old follower here :) I agree with the question....drop by my blog and see what I wrote! I can be found at Sugarbeat's Books
ReplyDeleteHopping by from the blog hop...and yes I use my education on my job.
ReplyDeleteLots of good answers to this week's tough question.
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Hi! I was hopping by and became a follower after scrolling through your posts. ^.^
ReplyDeleteI couldn't choose between plot and characters because I like novels with a balance of both...
Hope you had a great weekend! :)
Liz (Midnight Bloom)
Midnight Bloom Reads
Doing a late hop back from the Friday hops. I was out of town this weekend and busier than I expected to be - hence the lack of Internet time. Hope you had a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI might go back to school for an MLIS too!