Characters are supposed to have motivations for their actions. Gee, isn’t that obvious? Apparently not to moi. Several contest entries and critiques have pointed out the lack of motivation on the part of my characters. Ouch. I spent so much time taking apart my words and putting them back together that I didn’t focus on […]
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Got a really helpful post in my e-mail today by Mary DeMuth. Check it out if you struggle with grammar.
Today I was at the end of a wonderful book. I had tears in my eyes during the “Black Moment”. And then motherhood called. So I put the book down, waiting for bedtime to come so that I could finish it. Well, I had to run to the library to e-mail a contest entry. (I
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Today is a wonderful day to remember the courage and honor of so many who’ve given their time and lives for America. So many times I’m irritated by our ever-encroaching government but it’s good to realize that I still have so many liberties others don’t. It sounds cliche but I really am proud to be
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No, I didn’t make that wonderful title up. It’s on the Steeple Hill website. You can find the link on the side of my blog.I find myself in a scary place. A request for a synopsis for one of my manuscripts has reached me. The problem? I hate synopses. I have no confidence in my
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Yay, home at last. I had a great time in the Keys but had to leave my laptop behind, which stunk. So I brought two books and they lasted for three days. That left me with four days of tv watching, which, after awhile, gets really boring. But the books I read were wonderful. Deception,
I’m going to the Keys!!! If you’re interested in knowing some differences between self-publishing and traditional, check out Rachelle Gardner’s blog. The Seekers have Camy Tang as their blogger today. She’s got lots of good stuff about characterization! New post next week! I’ll be back with a tan. Hopefully.
Boy, do I love heroes. Especially the dark and brooding ones. But whether moody, cold, or boy next door, heroes should have one thing in common.They’re NEVER perfect.A good hero needs some flaws. Not necessarily anything truly evil and not something annoying. But something to make them real. Something to make their sacrifice/choice/good deed truly
Speaking of villains and heroes, last night I watched 3:10 to Yuma. Wow, what an awesome movie! It’s now my favorite after The Last of the Mohicans.3:10 to Yuma has all the things an incredible story needs. Conflict, characterization, dialogue, it had it all.And the hero and villain? Wonderfully done. The hero was not perfect.
Ahhh, the bad guys. Most stories have them in one way or another. The important thing to remember is that no one is ALL bad. That’s right. The bad guy, or villain, should have a little good in ’em. A certain strength. They need to be real because, in my opinion, reality is scarier than
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